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Over to You: Is the BBC Scrutinising Trump and Clinton Enough?

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13/08/2016 GMT

Is the BBC Scrutinising Trump and Clinton Enough?

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Is the BBC failing to sort fact from fiction in claims made by Trump and Clinton?

Is the BBC failing to sort fact from fiction in claims made by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton? And why listeners are celebrating the Caribbean sounds of Soca.

America is just a few months away from casting the deciding vote for their next president. With the key candidates being a former reality television showman and the first female nominee of a major political party – the speeches, rallies and conferences have perhaps never been more appealing to the media. But some World Service listeners are questioning how much BBC reporters are putting the campaigns of both Trump and Clinton under the microscope. 

With new claims and assertions being frequently reported, are the BBC doing enough to sort fact from fiction? The BBC’s Senior North American reporter Anthony Zurcher gives his take on this and how the rules of reporting have been challenged by a new kind of politics.

And do you know how much your favourite music is influenced by Caribbean rhythms? Music documentary, The Rise and Rise of Soca, answers just that as it explores the growing influence of Soca around the world - to the delight of many listeners.

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