Jim Naughtie BBC Special Correspondent discusses the US election, challenges of reporting when democracy is at stake and media integrity in the UK

Jim Naughtie has covered each US presidential election over the past five decades. He was a political correspondent on The Scotsman and then The Guardian, before becoming a presenter of Radio 4’s The World at One and then of The Today Programme – which he stood down from in 2016.  Currently, he is a Special Correspondent for BBC News and presents Radio 4’s Book Club. We discussed the implications of the Iowa caucus result, the challenges that public service broadcasters face covering an election when democracy is at stake, media integrity and comparing Fox News and GB News and the responsibilities of Ofcom.  “I think it's extraordinarily difficult for them. But it's also extraordinarily important that they somehow get it right.” Listen to the full interview now and support the podcast by signing up to Patreon.com/BeebWatchListen to all the published podcasts here @BeebRoger@[email protected]: [email protected] Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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