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How Does the BBC World Service Report on Terror?

Senior Commissioning Editor, Steve Titherington and Newshour presenter, Jamie Coomarasamy discuss the right way to report terrorist attacks.

A recent episode of The Inquiry asked - How do you report terror? It looked at four democratic countries which have taken steps to limit the media impact around terrorism. Following its broadcast, listeners John MacKenzie from Australia and Patrik Wahlstedt from Sweden got in touch with concerns around how the BBC World Service reports terrorism. Senior Commissioning Editor, Steve Titherington and Newshour presenter, Jamie Coomarasamy address John and Patrik’s points.

Producer: Leanne Coyle

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Mon 19 Jun 201705:50GMT
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