The cass review, as its called, came out last week, and it recommends a new approach for clinicians. This is a Polarising Subject for some people. So, what mightjournalism do differently in how it covers it . Hannah barnes is a former bbc producer who investigated some of the uks gender Identity Services for the corporations newsnight programme. She went on to write a book about it. I asked her when she first started her investigation. First came across it at all in 2017. I was off on my first Maternity Leave and there was a piece in the times Byjanice Turner Which was talking about this really rapid increase in the referrals of Teenage Girls to gids the gender Identity Development service and she had spoken to two clinicians who worked at the service. It wasnt really a Big Sort Of Whistle blowy piece but they had talked to her and said what theyd seen and itjust i thought it was very interesting, but i was off and, you know, spending time with my baby. And there was also a documentary
Whether the media has a role to play in polarising opinion when it could actually be bringing people together potentially. I think it is polarising opinion. I think what this shows is that newsrooms are treating this l as a culture war story, rather than a Health And Science one, and its testament to newsnight that the story was pursued in this way. And i think its a real shame that, you know, originaljournalism is beingl gutted from newsnight now and we may not see stories of this Ilk In The Future from that particular show. And whats your sense, as somebody who previously worked at the times, of whether how those newspapers, how places approach theseissues and the impact they have . They embrace these issues. They want to write about them because they drive huge L Engagement and interest and, you know, iwas encouraged to pursue stories where the media and these debates intersected
And i suppose, you know, whether the media has a role to play in polarising opinion, when it could actually be bringing people together potentially. i think it is - polarising opinion. i think what this shows is that newsrooms are treating this l as a culture war story, rather than a health i and science one, and it s testament to newsnightl that the story was . pursued in this way. and i think it s a real. shame that, you know, originaljournalism is beingl gutted from newsnight now and we may not see stories of this ilk in the future - from that particular show. and what s your sense, as somebody who previously worked at the times, of whether how those newspapers, how places approach these issues and the impact they have? they embrace these issues. they want to write about them because they drive huge - engagement and interest - and, you know, iwas encouraged to pursue stories where the media and these i debates intersected because
Whether the media has a role to play in polarising opinion, when it could actually be bringing people together potentially. i think it is - polarising opinion. i think what this shows is that newsrooms are treating this l as a culture war story, rather than a health i and science one, and it s testament to newsnightl that the story was . pursued in this way. and i think it s a real. shame that, you know, originaljournalism is beingl gutted from newsnight now and we may not see stories of this ilk in the future - from that particular show. and what s your sense, as somebody who previously worked at the times, of whether how those newspapers, how places approach these issues and the impact they have? they embrace these issues. they want to write about them because they drive huge - engagement and interest and, you know, i was encouraged . to pursue stories where - the media and these debates intersected because they were controversial, - because they stoked opinion. and for the bbc, it