The BBC’s head of news has said journalism should not be “drowned in vitriol” as she condemned online misinformation and attacks on journalists.
ran Unsworth, director of news and current affairs at the BBC, told the Westminster Media Forum’s policy conference that interest groups are increasingly seeking to influence news reporting.
She highlighted a recent incident in which Newsnight political editor Nicholas Watt was chased near Downing Street, and doctored images circulated online which purport to show BBC news coverage, as she outlined challenges facing journalism.
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