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World Service,07 Mar 2020,9 mins

How is the BBC’s news agenda decided?

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How is the World Service news agenda set? We go behind the scenes of the daily editorial meeting to get an insight as to what propels a story onto the daily programmes. And this week inevitably one story dominates the news agenda, so what are the difficulties with covering the coronavirus story? Presenter: Rajan Datar Producer: Howard Shannon

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