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Podcast: The Bunker – News without the nonsense
Episode: Channel Nigel – Is BBC News really changing to chase Reform voters?
Description: Is the BBC shifting right to please Reform voters? Leaked minutes from a top-level BBC editorial meeting reveal plans to reshape story selection and tone – not just in news, but even in drama – to improve the Corporation’s image among Reform UK supporters. But instead of chasing Farage’s fans, should the BBC hold Reform to account more rigorously? Don of media commentators Raymond Snoddy explains the danger of letting populism set the news agenda to Andrew Harrison.
• Raymond Snoddy writes on media at TheMediaLeader.com. He’s a contributor to the new book Pandering to Populism?
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