Hello. Fresh from an election victory, that critics say was rigged, Vladimir Putin has been addressing supporters in moscows red square. He has another six year term in office, having already led russia longer than any ruler since stalin. The kremlin says he won more than 87 of the vote. But there was no real opposition, with his main critics either injail, in exile, or dead. So, with such an iron grip on power, why bother with elections at all . Its about claiming legitimacy, say his opponents, for his war in ukraine. Steve rosenberg has the latest, from moscow. Vladimir putin after the landslide came the love. Vladimir putin portrayed by the kremlin as a national hero. At a concert marking ten years since russia annexed crimea. Long live russia, he cried. Cue the National Anthem and some kremlin choreography to make it look as if putin is russia and russia is putin. Earlier we saw the crowds pouring towards red square. Thousands of russians had been given free tickets for the putin e
The bbc news is that theyve released some new guidelines for presenters and personalities use of social media. News people have to stick to the rules of being completely impartial and not say anything controversial which is all has been the case, but presenters of certain flagship programmes like much of the day your antiques roadshow have been told they cant tweet anything that might be considered controversial while their shows on air orjust before or after they are on air. This is a reaction to that whole row about gary lineker and his tweets that caused a huge for rory and then the bbc had to wrestle with its commitment to impartiality but then what about folk who arent doing news shows and maybe do a handful of shows a year or a collection of shows but also do lots of other work and might want to express views about stuff . And news about gb news is that ofcom, the communications regulator, has announced they are doing an official investigation into those comments by the actor and
Protecting TV and radio audiences from fake news requires a delicate balance of accuracy, impartiality, and freedom of speech, finds Meg Carter , after a series of high profile cases of misleading claims about covid-19
Covid-19 may no longer lead the UK media’s news agenda, but concern about covid misinformation remains. This is perhaps especially pertinent in the broadcast media, after several recent investigations and high profile rulings by Ofcom, the regulator responsible for ensuring standards in TV and radio programmes.
“Covid misinformation has not gone away, particularly around the vaccines and how they work,” says Claire Milne, health editor at Full Fact, a charity that checks and corrects facts reported in the news and claims that circulate on social media. “And with so much data and new datasets created there is lots of room for misinterpretation and misinformation.” In its 2023 annual report Full Fact called for broadcasters to do more to counter false and misle
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