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Are news reports too distressing to listen to?

How BBC correspondents are having to document truly horrifying sights in Ukraine. But are their reports too upsetting?

BBC correspondents are having to document truly horrifying sights in the aftermath of a partial Russian retreat in Ukraine. But are their reports too distressing to listen to? And how does the coverage of this war compare to that of the ongoing conflict in Yemen for instance? Listeners put these and other comments to the director of the BBC World Service, Liliane Landor.

Presenter Rajan Datar
Producer Howard Shannon

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