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Television series
BBC Newswatch
is a weekly
BBC
television programme presented by
Samira Ahmed
that provides a viewer and listener right-of-reply for
BBC News
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The programme was originally made in studio TC7 at
BBC Television Centre
, however in January 2013, the programme moved to
New Broadcasting House
in central London.
About
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BBC Newswatch
was launched in 2004 in response to the
Hutton Inquiry
, as part of an initiative to make BBC News more accountable.
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The programme is broadcast on the
UK feed of BBC News channel
on Friday evenings at 11:30pm, and Saturday mornings at 7:45am on
BBC One
during
BBC Breakfast
,
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or viewed online.
Format
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BBC Newswatch
starts with the presenter introducing the main news story that viewers have complained about. After about six minutes, often including talking to the head of BBC News or someone responsible for the story, the next section of the programme is usually split between a few other news stories.
Presenter
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In January 2013, Samira Ahmed succeeded
Ray Snoddy
as presenter of
BBC Newswatch
. Snoddy had presented from the launch of the programme in 2004.
Shaun Ley
guest presented the programme for three episodes in April 2019.
Rebecca Jones
guest presented two editions of the programme in June 2019.
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