21/10/2016
The editor of Today defends his programme against accusations of sexism in its coverage of Donald Trump's obscene comments, and a listener goes behind the scenes at Radio 5Live.
The editor of Today defends his programme against audience accusations of sexism in its coverage of Donald Trump's obscene comments, and a listener goes behind the scenes at Radio 5Live.
When the Today programme ran an item on so-called "locker-room banter" following Donald Trump's comments about women, it prompted an angry reaction from the guest who had been invited to discuss the story on air. Laura Bates from Everyday Sexism accused the programme of a serious error of judgement in conflating two very different issues. Today's editor, Jamie Angus, tells Roger Bolton why he thinks he was right to run the item.
Also, listener Tony Baker goes behind the scenes at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 5Live Drive as they cover the victory parade of Britain's successful Olympians and Paralympian teams.
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Head of Newsgathering, Jonathan Munro, explains why budget cuts means fewer presenters being jetted off to foreign climes to cover international stories.
And Fi Glover, the presenter of Radio 4's The Listening Project, talks about the decision to devote a week of programmes to Brexit.
Presenter: Roger Bolton
Producer: Kate Dixon
A Whistledown production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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