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Over to You: Why having the right label is important

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15/04/2023 GMT

Why having the right label is important

BBC World Service - Over to You, Why having the right label is important

The row over a Twitter label describing the BBC as a 'government funded media'

How a row over a Twitter label describing the BBC as a government funded media was resolved. A former BBC executive tells us why she thinks the BBC was right to fight its corner.

A row over a Twitter label describing the BBC as "government funded media" has been resolved - it is now to be labelled “publicly-funded”.
We hear your thoughts on that Twitter spat and a former senior executive with the corporation tells us why she thinks the BBC was right to fight its corner.

Plus, the Lazarus Heist is back for a second series - we hear listeners’ early reviews.

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon.
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