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?
but there should be some sunshine around in places. increasingly wintry. factor in the northerly winds, it ll feel colder than this. for next week, turning much colder for a time, increasing risk of frost and ice where we have had all of the flooded fields. things could be disruptive on monday, so stay tuned to the forecast. thanks, stav. that s it. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight, just getting underway over on bbc two. but the news continues here on bbc one, as wejoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. have a very good night. this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. 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, lik
in the way it s covered politics. she was particularly looking at the borisjohnson premiership and the way the bbc handled one of the covid controversies. she expressed she made an introduction to a programme which the bbc decided was not right, it was not impartial. she says the bbc has been cowed. what do you think? erm, overcautious maybe a bit. maybe because of the threat from borisjohnson to through nadine dorries to undermine the bbc, get rid of the licence fee, bring the bbc to heel. i mean, i think it s part of that syndrome that the bbc can become overcautious. i happen to think the things that emily and i said it publicly and i ve said it to her said about the covid expedition of cummings to have his eyes tested, that it was clearly false. i thought that was not the right thing for her to say, that s all. but i think on the broader picture,
get rid of the licence fee, bring the bbc to heel. i mean, i think it s part of that syndrome that the bbc can become overcautious. i happen to think the things that emily and i said it publicly and i ve said it to her said about the covid expedition of cummings to have his eyes tested, that it was clearly false. i thought that was not the right thing for her to say, that s all. but i think on the broader picture, the idea of the bbc s impartiality is important to defend and the bbc has to understand that all prime ministers attack the bbc, all prime ministers try and undermine the bbc, think they hold the whip hand through the licence fee. so, the bbc has to appeal, in a way, over the head of the politicians, to the public, to its audience, and say, we re not frightened of government. and they don t, you know it s easy to attack them for being frightened of government. impartiality? it s very, very. it s in the eye of the beholder, in a way, but it is very, very important to d