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World Update
World Update is a radio programme that was BBC World Service's morning news strand. Broadcast at 10:06 GMT, it was also carried by public radio stations across the United States. Between 2003 and 2020, the programme was presented by Dan Damon. On 25 June 2012, World Update became the first English-language World Service programme to come from Broadcasting House. In January 2020, the BBC announced that it would be discontinuing World Update.
Article summary
World Update is a radio programme that was BBC World Service's morning news strand. Broadcast at 10:06 GMT, it was also carried by public radio stations across the United States. Between 2003 and 2020, the programme was presented by Dan Damon. On 25 June 2012, World Update became the first English-language World Service programme to come from Broadcasting House. In January 2020, the BBC announced that it would be discontinuing World Update.
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Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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