BBC presenter Justin Webb has said the media needs to look again at how it covers politics and the way it holds people to account in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union. Puttnam himself had been one of the driving forces to change the way the BBC reports on climate change. Related: EU referendum: Corbyn criticises media focus on Tory divisionsWebb wrote: “Some of those on the losing side think they were let down. Webb said: “We tend to regard campaigning as promising policies or aspirations that can be tested against the facts of the real world. “One of the clearest messages during the referendum campaign was that audiences were hungry for real knowledge.

Source: The Guardian July 04, 2016 23:01 UTC