Hello and welcome to newswatch, with me samira ahmed. Praise but also concerns about how bbc news reported the terrible Grenfell Tower block fire in london. And was the General Election result wrongly presented as a disaster for the conservatives and a triumph for labour . There have been many shocking and distressing images on the news recently and tuesday nights fire which engulfed a west london block of flats provided yet more. The following morning Victoria Derbyshire spoke to a man who had escaped from the tower. There is a man who threw two of his children. Two of his children. Come on, man. Wow. We saw a lot. We saw a lot, man. We saw a lot with our own eyes. We saw friends, families. Honestly, its all right, you dont have to say any more. Sandra martin e mailed us with this message about Victoria Derbyshire some viewers, though, objected to what they saw as the intrusive nature of that interview. And others, including this one from Home Affairs Editor mark easton. My sister, an
Bbc reporters to chase down the traumatised, the bereaved, the despairing, and, basically, ring out every last drop of despair from that person in the of ratings . I watched one particular person being interviewed with a Microphone Thrust into their face. They were crying, they were distraught, they had lost somebody, they had no idea what had happened to a member of their family. And. There just seemed to be no benefit in this interview. You are not ambulance chasers. But thats the impression you are starting to give. Later, on wednesday, News Bulletins were presented from the site of the still burning tower, with Sophie Raworth fronting the news at six location, and hugh edwards doing the same at ten oclock. Scores of viewers said they found it inappropriate to have that background while presenting news about the tower and other topics. Heresjohn sutton. Sophie raworth, chatting about the dup and tim farron while standing in front of a burning tower block, presumably containing the c
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