The BBC is too timid. Being impartial on the EU is not enough | Timothy Garton Ash

Viewers and listeners need informed reporting on the referendum campaign, not just claim and counterclaim

Can the BBC’s coverage of Britain’s EU referendum be both impartial and robust? The pressure is enormous, at a time when the future of the BBC is in the hands of a culture secretary who is also a leading Brexiteer. The best news organisation in the world faces its biggest challenge since the Iraq war.

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