BBC Newswatch, the segment that gives viewers a voice on the broadcaster's news coverage, is going off air until September, Samira Ahmed has disclosed. The feature, which is a staple of BBC Breakfast and other channels, allows audiences to share their thoughts on the BBC News' recent event reporting. On the morning of Saturday, July 20, Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt were back on our screens, presenting BBC Breakfast.
They brought the latest global news stories to the nation's breakfast tables. Later in the show, Naga introduced Newswatch and told viewers: "We will be back with the headlines at 8 now it's time for this week's episode of Newswatch." READ MORE: Nadia Sawalha admits 'I'm not very good at this' as she's forced to host Loose Women Samira Ahmed, the host of Newswatch, was joined by Deborah Turness, head of BBC News, to tackle topics such as impartiality, budget cuts, the merging of news channels, and dwindling TV viewership", reports the Express .
Addressing the audience, Samira stated: "On today's program we hear from the woman leading BBC news. Welcome to Newswatch, I'm Samira Ahmed." At the conclusion of the segment, Samira announced the hiatus, saying: "Thank you from us.
Thank you for joining us. We are off the air now until the first week of September but do continue to send us your views and join us again then." In the discussion, Samira informed viewers about one of Deborah's significant challenges: "One of Deborah's biggest challenges has been to ensure .