{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/632ea9fc844fa70012fb2471/63da9613addf3e00112cc351?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Paul Mason, former BBC Newsnight and Channel 4 economics editor discusses economic coverage and impartiality","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/cover/1664001330177-815dd579223f81d1dfc1104e52dc6f3b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>As part of its impartiality plan, this week the BBC published its report looking at the broadcaster's coverage of taxation, public spending, government</strong></p><p><strong>borrowing and debt. The authors found no evidence of bias towards one particular political position, but there were things \"that put impartiality at risk\".  Paul Mason discusses the report's findings and reflects on his own experiences working at the BBC and Channel 4.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>\"Newsnight had famously missed the AOL /Time Warner merger, the biggest merger in history - didn't think it was a story.\"</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em><span class=\"ql-cursor\"></span></em>Support the podcast by subscribing </strong><a href=\"https://patreon.com/user?u=81446035&amp;utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Find all our podcasts&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://podfollow.com/beebwatch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here</strong></a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Good Egg Productions"}