When i came to the bbc, understanding the director general s real focus on impartiality, we did a really big piece of work asking audiences across the uk and around the world what they needed today to trust us, and they told us they wanted Fairness And Respect. And Fairness And Respect really come together to form Impartiality Fairness in reflecting the fullness of the political Conversation And Respect in showing that we are listening to them because they pay for us and the bbc is here for everyone. Eight in ten Uk Adults came to the bbc during the election period. They said, when asked, who would you choose for trusted, impartial coverage of this election . , four times more chose the bbc than any of our nearest other competitors. So i would say i really am incredibly proud of our output during the election, and i really feel that we stepped up to deliver on our democratic duty as a platform for Freedom Of Speech and to reflect the fullness of the political conversation that was happ
But i dont think you would expect me to make a Programming Scheduling Decision with a camera in my face. Thank you for coming on. Thank you. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you for all your comments this week. If you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on Bbc News, on tv, radio, online and social media, email newswatch bbc. Co. Uk, or you can find us On X newswatchbbc. You can call us on 0370 010 6676, and do have a look at previous interviews on our website, bbc. Co. Uk newswatch. Thats all from us for now. Thank you forjoining us. We are off the air now until the first week of september, but do continue to send us your views and join us again then. Goodbye. Las vegas is known for rolling out the Red Carpet for the worlds biggest stars, but theres a new celeb in town. In the grand atrium of the sphere, one of the citys newest venues, its drawing big crowds. Pauland donna, it is a pleasure to meet you. Where are you visiting from . Ireland. Its described by
People acted in good faith. I think they were really out to find the right person. I think that when you look at it you say, if they had known what we know now, and this is what the report said, there is absolutely no way you would have hired Martin Bashir. They did not have that knowledge of the 96 events and what had happened in terms of Martin Bashir S Behaviour to secure the interview with Princess Diana. If they have that, i dont think anyone would have made the hire. Mr davie was back in the public eye on tuesday, appearing in front of a parliamentary select committee along with two previous Director Generals lord birt, who was in charge at the time of the Princess Diana interview, and lord hall, who ran the News Division at the time and concluded in a 1996 investigation that Martin Bashir was a decent and honourable man. Lord hall told the committee that he regretted coming to that verdict, and explained why he didnt involve himself in bashir s re employment. It is not for me to
And Glenn Thirlby similarly asked. But Yadwiga Billewicz disagreed. One part of the session which caught the attention of bbc watchers was when the prime ministers former Chief Adviser described how, over the course of last year, he largely stopped speaking to journalists with one exception. The main person, really, though, that i spoke to in the whole of 2020 was Laura Kuenssberg of the bbc, because the bbc has a special position in the country, obviously, during the crisis. And because i was in the room for certain crucial things, i could give guidance to her on certain very big stories. The use of anonymous sources in political reporting has long been a concern among some newswatch viewers, and that outing of himself by Dominic Cummings as one of those sources led Valerie Ching dolling, among others, to question how reliable and credible he was. She wrote. And Someone Tweeting as murf s mum posted this. But Graham King had a different perspective. We asked Bbc News about this, and t
Said, there is absolutely no way you would have hired Martin Bashir. They did not have that knowledge of the 96 events and what had happened in terms of Martin Bashir S Behaviour to secure the interview with Princess Diana. If they have that, i dont think anyone would have made the hire. Mr davie was back in the public eye on tuesday, appearing in front of a parliamentary select committee along with two previous Director Generals lord birt, who was in charge at the time of the Princess Diana interview, and lord hall, who ran the News Division at the time and concluded in a 1996 investigation that Martin Bashir was a decent and honourable man. Lord hall told the committee that he regretted coming to that verdict, and explained why he didnt involve himself in bashir s re employment. It is not for me to second guess directors or people who are running large departments. Again, i go back to you trust them to make the Judgments Today will be sounding out that needs to be done. I trusted a j