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News presenter Samira Ahmed has revealed that BBC Newswatch has been taken off air until September. The segment, which airs as part of BBC Breakfast as well as across other BBC channels, shares viewers' opinions on recent coverage of events aired by BBC News.
On Saturday, July 20, presenters Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt returned to our screens as they hosted BBC Breakfast together. The duo woke up the nation alongside with the most recent headlines from around the world.
Later on in the program, Naga went on to introduce tNewswatch, she said: "We will be back with the headlines at 8 now it’s time for this week's episode of Newswatch."
Presenter Samira Ahmed was then joined by BBC News boss Deborah Turness as they discussed impartiality, cuts, merged news channels and declining TV audiences.
Speaking to viewers, Samira said: "On today’s program we hear from the woman leading BBC news. Welcome to Newswatch, I’m Samira Ahmed."
Announcing the break at the end of the slot, she said: "Thank you from us. Thank you for joining us. We are off the air now until the first week of September but do continue to send us your views and join us again then."
During the segment, Samira told viewers: "One of Deborah’s biggest challenges has been to ensure the impartiality of the BBC news output as identified by the Director-General as the corporation's number one priority."
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Deborah replied: “Thank you for inviting me on. When I came to the BBC understanding of impartiality, we did a really big piece of work asking audiences across the UK and world what they needed today to trust us and they told us that they wanted fairness and respect."
She added: "Fairness and respect really came together to form impartiality. Fairness is reflecting the fullness of the political conversations and respect is showing that we are listening to them because they pay for us and the BBC is here for everyone."
It comes after BBC Morning Live presenter Gethin Jones also announced last week that the programme would be taking a break from television screens, the show has been replaced in the television schedules next week by Rip Off Britain.
