:00:00. > :00:40.Yemeni. And was Labour conference coverage overshadowed by former
:00:40. > :00:47.publicity of a former spin doctor Last weekend saw a terrorist attack
:00:47. > :00:52.by Islamists which left scores of people dead. I'm talking about
:00:52. > :00:57.Sunday's suicide bombs in Pakistan which killed at least 80 people
:00:57. > :01:01.Sunday's suicide bombs in Pakistan you would be forgiven for thinking
:01:01. > :01:05.I was talking about a four—day siege in a shopping mall in Nairobi.
:01:06. > :01:28.The reporting of the Nairobi siege also attracted criticism for the
:01:28. > :01:30.large the BBC used to describe the attackers. This person spoke for
:01:30. > :01:52.A third complaint related to this interview featured on Monday's News
:01:52. > :01:59.At Ten with relative of two of those people killed in the attack.
:01:59. > :02:00.Family members in Leamington Spa gave this reaction tonight. They
:02:01. > :02:46.We love them very much. We see him. gave this reaction tonight. They
:02:46. > :02:51.and to do so I'm joined by the head of the BBC News room, Mary. First
:02:51. > :02:56.of all, is there a BBC policy on calling the attackers of these
:02:56. > :03:04.kinds of incidents militants and don't ban any particular words and
:03:04. > :03:08.nor do we insist on any other words. What we do is ask our journalists
:03:09. > :03:15.to think about the language they informative. And so listening and
:03:15. > :03:20.reading and watching our coverage of the Kenna attack over several
:03:20. > :03:26.days you would have heard all sorts of correspondents refer to what
:03:26. > :03:32.indeed, the terrorists, so there is no sense we didn't use that word at
:03:32. > :03:41.all. But we've heard complaints like this before. Going back to
:03:41. > :03:48.Algeria, and many noticed that the word "insurgent" or "terrorist"
:03:48. > :03:51.Algeria, and many noticed that the used and is there some kind of
:03:51. > :03:56.policy. We ask the journalists it think about the language they use.
:03:56. > :04:01.And sometimes terrorist is not the you're trying to explain the nature
:04:01. > :04:06.of the attack, so you might be talking about the gunmen or the
:04:06. > :04:11.context of the background. So there the word militants is useful in
:04:11. > :04:14.context of the background. So there is use of many words and different
:04:14. > :04:19.words with care and thought. In some stories, not necessarily this
:04:19. > :04:23.one, but in stom stories, the word "terrorist" can be a very loaded
:04:23. > :04:29.word for some audiences. Can you give me an example? It's an intense
:04:29. > :04:45.judgments in the words we use. And and strong word and not one to be
:04:45. > :04:45.judgments in the words we use. And we did use it. And equally, we use
:04:45. > :04:50.a wider vocabulary as well. And we did use it. And equally, we use
:04:50. > :05:02.a wider vocabulary as well. And doorsteping. Clearly that family
:05:02. > :05:09.judgment? I wouldn't call it a case of us knocking on a door. Let
:05:09. > :05:14.me explain. They were comeing up to camera crew spoke to them and asked
:05:14. > :05:22.them if they would be happy to be filmed and they were. Again, our
:05:22. > :05:27.journalists are not in the business of doorsteping in a moment of grief.
:05:27. > :05:32.Was there any value in that? There was no information in that, all
:05:32. > :05:35.Was there any value in that? There got was a sense of unbelievable
:05:35. > :05:40.Was there any value in that? There distress. Let me stress again, the
:05:40. > :05:44.Yes, they were distressed, but showing the impact of events like
:05:44. > :05:49.this, and, as we have been saying, a shocking event and, yes, stocking
:05:49. > :05:54.and distressing and upsetting for the family, showing that with the
:05:54. > :06:00.consent of the family involved is part of the story telling of the
:06:00. > :06:07.things. And people are saying that relatively ignored. People felt
:06:07. > :06:09.things. And people are saying that should have been given much more
:06:09. > :06:11.attention? Yes, and the story we did report on the day. It is true
:06:11. > :06:16.that the Kenna story, by virtue did report on the day. It is true
:06:16. > :06:19.spreading over several days and did report on the day. It is true
:06:19. > :06:26.it, it was a very dominant story, nature of it and the uncertainty of
:06:26. > :06:29.it, it was a very dominant story, neglected what happened in Peshawar.
:06:29. > :06:39.On Wednesday we revisited the story powerful piece with a person whose
:06:39. > :06:43.And they were back in Peshawar and And they were back in Peshawar
:06:43. > :06:55.talking about the impact on the church and the Christian community
:06:55. > :06:59.Do write, tweeth or ring us with reaction over anything you see on
:06:59. > :07:03.BBC News. And you can watch this and previous programmes on our
:07:03. > :07:06.you expect the news to give to a website. How much air time would
:07:06. > :07:14.you expect the news to give to a general election in the largest
:07:14. > :07:21.economy in the euro zone and one of our nearest neighbours? A 409 more
:07:21. > :07:28.than the BBC gave it? This was an unusual take on voters' preferences.
:07:28. > :07:29.I'm sure you've all heard of gumy bears. They come from Germany so
:07:29. > :07:36.we've come to voters on Germany bears. They come from Germany so
:07:36. > :07:41.coalition they would like. These are our first willing victims.
:07:42. > :07:45.Could you show us your favourite coalition? My favourite coalition
:07:45. > :07:50.would be the Green Party and the interesting coalition we don't hear
:07:50. > :08:19.much about. And you may now eat channel broadcast live from the
:08:19. > :08:23.funeral service from April Jones, the five—year—old abducted and
:08:23. > :08:29.murdered almost a year ago. The caught by two headlines on the news
:08:29. > :08:36.particularer skrolg across the screen which also related to child
:08:36. > :08:40.abuse. For April, we'll gift her gentle lights over the valley and
:08:41. > :08:45.for all of us to remember. Oh, little infant, so newly emerged
:08:45. > :08:50.from your cradle as you sleep the little infant, so newly emerged
:08:50. > :08:53.from your cradle as you sleep the eternal sleep. Dream only of your
:08:53. > :09:00.Sleep and dream in peace. Dwell moments of happiness as we cherish
:09:00. > :09:02.Sleep and dream in peace. Dwell among the stars and in the gentle
:09:02. > :09:26.Philip Morris wondered what is among the stars and in the gentle
:09:26. > :09:28.Philip Morris wondered what is Now, the party conference season
:09:28. > :09:37.continues with Labour meeting this greenhouse, though it was later
:09:37. > :09:46.looking more like a rainforest. greenhouse, though it was later
:09:46. > :09:50.was explained as a need to appeal to Middle England. The idea was
:09:50. > :09:55.defined by one Labour minister with the advice that no—one should be
:09:55. > :10:00.allowed to leave the paper unless they understand the desire to own a
:10:00. > :10:05.conservatory, which is why we are here in a giant conservatory with
:10:05. > :10:11.an audience largely made up by people who own them or aspire to
:10:11. > :10:19.own them. Amongst the greenery was the former Labour spin doctor, Mr
:10:19. > :10:25.McBride. It was during another live TV interview that the publisher
:10:25. > :10:25.McBride. It was during another live involved with a scuffle with a
:10:25. > :10:42.protester. Tim Hill felt it was And this anonymous caller clearly
:10:42. > :10:50.felt the same. Why are the BBC journalism regarding McBride—to—be
:10:50. > :10:55.going on during the Labour Party's supporting his book. Thanks for
:10:55. > :11:03.opinions on BBC News and current supporting his book. Thanks for
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:11:22. > :11:23.it hear your thoughts about BBC News coverage again next week.