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Referendum 2014 –
BBC ramping up the coverage
By G.A.Ponsonby (24 Nov 2013)
Last Spring BBC Scotland announced its intention to ramp up its coverage of the independence referendum as we entered the final year of campaigning. An extra £5 million was pledged by the new DG of the BBC Tony Hall.
This would fund fifty temporary roles, some new documentaries as well as referendum debates.
Last month BBC Scotland began this ‘ramp up’ by revealing that London based presenter James Naughtie would join its special referendum team. Naughtie duly arrived and replaced Gary Robertson at the helm of Good Morning Scotland twice a week.
On Thursday I listened in to Mr Naughtie’s show and recoiled at the sheer level of anti-independence propaganda that was being passed off as news. If this is an indication of the kind of ‘ramping up’ we can expect then the Yes campaign is in for a particularly bumpy ride.
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