who are on that boat. it was so moving. i think that s really incumbent upon us to really work hard to tell the stories of these individuals, thejourneys they ve made, the pressures on them. i should say as well that there are some viewers who contacted us to say that they should all be called illegal immigrants. what is the bbc s position? again, i think it s about being accurate. i don t think that is accurate. if you look at the un s description on this, anybody has the right to claim asylum in another country. we don t know what the status of all those people who died on the boats were, but some may well have been seeking asylum, might ve had refugee status. so it wouldn t be accurate to describe them as illegal. how does the bbc decide what each word to use? you know, there s the word refugee, there s the term asylum seeker, and then the term migrant. how do you decide when to use which one? we use migrants in this case because often it s not clear the reasons why somebo
inappropriate language. and to discuss the use of language and this story i am joined now by the executive editor for uk s content at bbc news. richard, thank you very much for coming on newswatch. a lot of viewers are saying why don t you just call them people. first of all i should say, this was a terrible human tragedy as you were reflecting there. and i think it s important that our coverage reflects that in a sensitive and respectful way. in terms of the use migrant, i think it s about being as clear and as accurate as we can be for the audience. it s a term that the audience understands, we know that from research. and ultimately, it actually explains why those people were on the channel, they were migrating, they were migrants that were trying to move to another country. so i think it s about being clear and accurate. at the same time, absolutely going on to try and tell the stories of those people as individuals. some people and including the home secretary it seems,
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