Did the BBC World Service Go Bigger on Brussels?
Journalist Mike Wendling explains why more focus is placed on different stories. Plus, a listener questions the reporting of the 1916 Easter Rising commemorations.
BBC Trending journalist Mike Wendling talks to Rajan about why there were disparities between how the media reported on the recent Brussels and Lahore attacks, while listeners outline their dismay at the alleged difference in the amount of coverage on the BBC World Service.
Also, a listener from Uganda is offended by the BBC World Service’s use of the word 'rebel' when describing the Irish people involved in the 1916 Easter Rising, which paved the way towards Irish independence from British rule.
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