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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Minute and The Inquiry

With Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ launching Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Minute – a 60 second news bulletin – in February, can short form journalism still inform audiences? And, behind the scenes at The Inquiry.

This week Rajan Datar is looking at the new short news bulletin, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Minute. It is currently in the trial stages and audiences have been reacting to a trial version online. It will launch in February 2015 as a minute burst of the latest stories released every half an hour. But can it still inform audiences? Rajan talks to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Minute editor Simon Peeks about whether the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is trying to attract a new, younger audience with this approach.

And a listener prompts us to launch an inquiry into The Inquiry. It’s a relatively new programme on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service and its sound and approach seems to be earning listener approval. We speak to presenter Helena Merriman to find out what appeals to her as a presenter and editor Richard Knight to discuss taking a non-confrontational approach.

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10 minutes

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Mon 22 Dec 2014 03:50GMT

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  • Sat 20 Dec 2014 11:50GMT
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  • Mon 22 Dec 2014 03:50GMT

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