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ElectionLine’s View From Abroad: BBC’s Justin Webb On Trump’s “Spine-Chilling” Rhetoric, Says Ex-POTUS Will Always Get A Fair Hearing On UK Broadcaster
Welcome to ElectionLine’s A View From Abroad series, in which we speak to media figures who don’t live in America, but keep a close eye on its politics. Every couple of weeks, these smart obs…
Webb is not convinced, however, that Americans are buying what the presidential candidates are selling this time around, arguing that there is a sense of apathy about the polarization that has come to define U.S. politics and media. Under the codename BBC X, the corporation relaunched its North American website late last year in a bid to tap into what it sees as an increased appetite for impartial news. The 63-year-old is perhaps best known to UK audiences as a lead presenter on Today, the BBC Radio 4 daily news show that is famed for its combative interviews and clinical approach to storytelling.
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