How Does The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Handle Religion?
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service commissioning editor Steve Titherington, responds to claims of bias against certain faiths
Senior commissioning editor, Steve Titherington, underpins the position of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service when it comes to handling religion. He is specifically responding to the claims from two listeners. Kadia from Jamaica believes Christians are not portrayed in the best light, and Sandra from Malaysia thinks more attention must be paid to the Christian plight in the Middle East. Steve outlines the steps The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service takes to ensure balance when covering religion.
The assistant editor of Newshour, Dan Isaacs responds to James from London’s comment –he was not happy about a certain line in a report about a young girl memorising the Koran.
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- Sat 30 Apr 2016 19:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
- Sat 30 Apr 2016 21:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service West and Central Africa
- Sun 1 May 2016 09:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service except News Internet
- Mon 2 May 2016 01:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia & News Internet
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