Used parliamentary published to name retail billionaire sir philip green as the. Lord hains comments have now been widely reported across the media. The bbc cannot confirm the allegations and so philip green has made no comment. Reporter any statements statement so reporter any statements statement so philip said he would not comment on what had been said in parliament but he added to the extent that it suggested that i have been guilty of unlawful sexual or racist behaviour. Studio with the injunction remaining in force, studio with the injunction remaining inforce, not studio with the injunction remaining in force, not everyone was happy that the bbc reported sir philips names. Heres michael williams. Last saturday saw the gathering and Central London of a large number of people with a point to make. The peoples pope march later that days bbc one bulletins, with this report from chris mason. Reporter they came from every corner of the uk. And beyond. It is a campaign about one calls
Did bbc news give it right prominence to last weekends peoples vote march in london . And why did other demonstrations and protests go relatively unreported . First, tuesdays accusation by the Daily Telegraph and racial harrassment by an unnamed businessman set off a torrent of speculation after the court of appeal issued an injunction preventing the newspaper from revealing that persons identity. When he was named, the bbc news channel reported the fact under the rules of qualified privilege. Lord hain has used parliamentary privilege to name retail billionaire sir philip green as the businessman. At the heart of the injunction story covered by the Daily Telegraph newspaper. Lord hains comments have now been widely reported across the media. The bbc cannot confirm the allegations and sir philip green has made no comment. Reporter in a statement, sir philip said he would not comment on what had been said in parliament, but he added . Studio with the injunction remaining in force, not e
Joe burns wondered. It is not unusual for us on newswatch to hear from those who have been on a rally or demonstration in who have been disappointed by the lack of coverage devoted to it by bbc news. Another example came a couple weeks ago when protesters from the women against state pension and quality campaign, known as waspi, blocked roads outside of the houses of ottoman and protested again in large numbers when the bbc failed to report the demonstration. One woman e mailed. To discuss how bbc news assesses the news value of protest and demonstrations, i am joined by controller of bbc news channel. Thank you for coming on. Lets start with the peoples vote last weekend. The vote march. What made that one deserving of coverage . I think in the first instance it is sheer scale. 700,000 people, probably the largest march since the protest against the iraq war 16 years ago. Something that is clearly noteworthy. The second is this is clearly the greatest issue facing the country at the m
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