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World Service,24 Sep 2016,9 mins
Is the BBC World Service On First Name Terms with Hillary Clinton?
Over to YouAvailable for over a year
On the latest The World This Week, during an item about the US Presidential Elections, Hillary Clinton was referred to several times by her first name while Donald Trump was addressed by his surname. This week on Over To You Bernadette Farquhar from Barbados puts her concerns to The BBC World Service bulletins editor, Bill Ries and Rajan finds out what the protocol is for addressing candidates. Also, the Global Sports team explain and respond to wording used in web text accompanying an interview with autistic athlete, Michael Brannigan.
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