1. Off Balance
Getting to the truth means weighing up evidence and making judgements. You can’t be neutral about everything, in a world this cruel.
In the spring of 2023, twenty years after the Americans, the British and their allies invaded to overthrow Saddam Hussein, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ International Editor Jeremy Bowen was reporting from Iraq for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ. He described the invasion as 'a catastrophe'.
Taking you to some of the most difficult stories Jeremy and other journalists have covered; in this episode - why impartiality is not about trying to get perfect balance, the truth lying somewhere in the middle.β€― Often it does not.β€―β€―
Jeremy speaks with: journalist Rana Rahimpour who was born in Iran but left when she was 25 to work for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ; former Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ bureau chief Milton Nkosi, who grew up under apartheid in Soweto, South Africa; journalist and environmentalist George Monbiot, and CNN's Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour.
Presenter: Jeremy Bowen
Producer: Georgia Catt
Assistant Producer: Sam Peach
Additional research: Rob Byrne
Series mixing: Jackie Margerum
Series Editor: Philip Sellars
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- Mon 8 May 2023 13:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sat 13 Jul 2024 05:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Sun 14 Jul 2024 23:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
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Frontlines of Journalism
Jeremy Bowen presents stories from the frontlines of conflict - and journalism itself.