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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kevin Rawlinson

‘Partisan’ news channels threaten impartiality, says Nick Robinson

Nick Robinson
Nick Robinson: ‘You go round the world, and [people] say: “You have got media we can trust.”’ Photograph: Eamonn McCabe/The Guardian

Nick Robinson has said the reputation for impartiality built over decades by the UK’s broadcasters faces an existential threat from the growing influence of partisan political figures on newer channels.

The presenter of Radio 4’s flagship Today programme and former BBC political editor said he feared a new era of US-style mixing of news and views if the UK continued down its current path.

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