Understanding Accents on the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service
Editor of Newshour, Roger Sawyer, explains how to tread the fine-line between broadcasting real voices and ensuring listeners understand.
It is often said that one of the unique features of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service is that it provides a platform for free speech for people across the globe - championing the real voices of real people. This, of course, means that a range of accents will be broadcast, but does it cause a problem for listeners?
Listener Jost Brandt, from Munich in Germany, makes the point that while he believes in letting people tell their own story, he does have a hard time understanding some interviewees. Editor of Newshour, Roger Sawyer, is on hand to discuss treading the fine line between broadcasting real voices and ensuring the listener understands.
We also speak to the Head of Drama at the Nigerian service of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Media Action to find out more about a drama series set in a West African market which many of you have fallen in love with.
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- Sat 27 Aug 2016 19:50GMTÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
- Sat 27 Aug 2016 21:50GMTÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service West and Central Africa
- Sun 28 Aug 2016 09:50GMTÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service except News Internet
- Mon 29 Aug 2016 01:50GMTÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia & News Internet
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