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Is news fatigue something you worry about?
We hear listeners’ thoughts on the BBC World Service’s reporting of ongoing global events. Head of journalism at World Service English Simon Peeks joins us in the studio.
We hear listeners’ thoughts on the BBC World Service’s reporting of the ongoing events in the Middle East. We ask if the war in Ukraine really has dropped out of the news headlines and discuss the issue of “news fatigue” with the head of journalism at World Service English, Simon Peeks.
Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon.
A Whistledown production for the BBC World Service
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Mon 20 Nov 202303:50GMT
BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & Europe and the Middle East
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- Sat 18 Nov 202309:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, Europe and the Middle East & South Asia
- Sun 19 Nov 202305:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa
- Sun 19 Nov 202309:50GMTBBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
- Sun 19 Nov 202316:50GMTBBC World Service News Internet
- Sun 19 Nov 202323:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & BBC Afghan Radio
- Mon 20 Nov 202300:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa
- Mon 20 Nov 202303:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & Europe and the Middle East
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