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Reporting recent grim events in the Middle East

Did BBC World Service achieve editorial balance in its coverage of the Middle East?

Events in the Middle East have been making grim headlines recently. We talk to a senior programme editor and ask how the BBC World Service navigates through the sensitive area of editorial balance. And what are the dangers faced by BBC journalists and correspondents in reporting?

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon

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9 minutes

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Mon 31 May 202102:50GMT
BBC World Service except East Asia & South Asia

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  • Sat 29 May 202108:50GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Online only
  • Sat 29 May 202110:50GMT
    BBC World Service South Asia & East Asia only
  • Sat 29 May 202122:50GMT
    BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
  • Sat 29 May 202123:50GMT
    BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet, Online & Europe and the Middle East only
  • Sun 30 May 202100:50GMT
    BBC World Service South Asia & East Asia only
  • Sun 30 May 202107:50GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
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    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
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    BBC World Service News Internet
  • Sun 30 May 202121:50GMT
    BBC World Service South Asia & East Asia only
  • Mon 31 May 202102:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East Asia & South Asia

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