Now it is time for the turn of newswatch with samira ahmed looking at the role of language in news headlines. Hello and welcome to the first newswatch of 2017 with me, samira ahmed, where well be rounding up some of the comments youve made about bbc news since we went off air before christmas. Coming up jill saward died this week, but should the bbc news website have described her in its headline as a campaigner rather than as a victim . And the year of Celebrity Deaths ended with several more, including that of George Michael. Did the bbc lose perspective over the extent of its coverage . First, the new year has brought no respite from the Terrorist Attacks that have become a regular feature of news broadcasts. On sunday came the latest atrocity, targeting those enjoying a night out at the reina nightclub in istanbul. News reader less than two hours into the new year, a gunman opened fire outside, Bullets Ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilian. Another camera showed people
Coverage which did appear was the new years honours list. Much of the focus was on sports stars, as described by andy swiss, and pop stars and actors, reported on by lizo mzimba. At the end of a glittering yearfor british sport, for five of its greatest stars the greatest of honours. Patricia routledge has been made a dame. Kinks frontman ray davis said he felt humility and joy to become sir ray. Victoria beckham becomes an obe for services to the fashion industry. Anthony hainsworth took exception to the balance of the reporting, writing on new years eve. And Celebrity Culture was at the heart of another series of complaints on whats sadly become a very familiar theme in 2016. Heres the start of bbc ones late bulletin on christmas day. Hello, good evening. In the last hour the death has been announced of the singer George Michael. He was 53. George michael shot to fame in the 1980s as half of the band wham and went on to have a hugely successful solo career. He sold more than 80 milli
Know you can access everything coming through the bbc newsroom via oui screen. Coming through the bbc newsroom via our screen. Some important Breaking News coming from turkey. This is writers quoting a newspaper website, and elsewhere in Turkish Media, the new years and elsewhere in Turkish Media, the new yea rs eve and elsewhere in Turkish Media, the new years eve istanbul nightclub attack, or the suspect, new years eve istanbul nightclub attack, orthe suspect, has new years eve istanbul nightclub attack, or the suspect, has been caught in istanbul. You will remember the attack on new years eve, 39 people lost their lives and over 600 were in the nightclub that was attacked. Since then there have been huge efforts to find the chief suspect. There is speculation he may come from satchel asia, although that has not been confirmed. He has been found according to the news media. I will bring more confirmation when we get it. In the meantime, that donald trump interview with the times news
Know you can access everything coming through the bbc newsroom via oui screen. Coming through the bbc newsroom via our screen. Some important Breaking News coming from turkey. This is writers quoting a newspaper website, and elsewhere in Turkish Media, the new years and elsewhere in Turkish Media, the new yea rs eve and elsewhere in Turkish Media, the new years eve istanbul nightclub attack, or the suspect, new years eve istanbul nightclub attack, orthe suspect, has new years eve istanbul nightclub attack, or the suspect, has been caught in istanbul. You will remember the attack on new years eve, 39 people lost their lives and over 600 were in the nightclub that was attacked. Since then there have been huge efforts to find the chief suspect. There is speculation he may come from satchel asia, although that has not been confirmed. He has been found according to the news media. I will bring more confirmation when we get it. In the meantime, that donald trump interview with the times news