first, there is no doubt about the main broadcasting event of the weekend, and the bbc, along with the rest of the media, have been gearing up for the coronation all week. we ll be looking in more detail next week at how bbc news has covered the ceremony and the celebrations around it. but in the meantime, here s royal correspondent nicholas witchell on the preparations being made over the past few days. in the potteries and other places in the souvenir business, they ve been gearing up for this moment for months. turning out the mugs and plates and a host of other goods which commemorate the coronation. it all means jobs and a significant boost for trade. by the time that report was shown on tuesday. mike dixon had already had enough. i accept that the coronation is newsworthy, but the coverage is utterly sycophantic and certainly not balanced . we constantly hear everyone will be celebrating, everyone will be partying, everyone will be watching it . but the bbc are ignor
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in winter storms sweeping across north america, which are being described as the blizzard of the century . thousands are still without power and there is ongoing widespread travel disruption nearly 20,000 flights have been cancelled in recent days. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. where do you get your news from? do you trust it to be true? for many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. social media is an increasingly dominant source of information. long established news sources, like us at the bbc, are in a fight for audiences and, yes, for trust, too. my guest, david dimbleby, became, in the course of a long broadcasting career, the face and voice of the bbc on the biggest occasions, from elections to royal ceremonial. can his journalistic values survive in a world where opinion so often trumps truth? david dimbleby, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. in the course of your broadcasting career, you have seen a massive tra
people to pray for his predecessor, pope emeritus benedict, whose health has worsened. officials say his health has deteriorated overnight. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. where do you get your news from? do you trust it to be true? for many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. social media is an increasingly dominant source of information. long established news sources, like us at the bbc, are in a fight for audiences and, yes, for trust, too. my guest, david dimbleby, became, in the course of a long broadcasting career, the face and voice of the bbc on the biggest occasions, from elections to royal ceremonial. can his journalistic values survive in a world where opinion so often trumps truth? david dimbleby, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. in the course of your broadcasting career, you have seen a massive transformation in the way news and information is produced and the way it s consumed. do you think, for the better?