Social dynamics: The BBC's Ros Atkins on the evolution of news and the battle for clarity

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6 • 984 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The BBC’s Ros Atkins regularly goes viral for his news explainers. In our latest episode, he joins Ros Taylor to discuss the art of communication in a changing media environment. Whether you’re talking about a complex political issue, or an email to your boss, it’s vital to be able to communicate effectively and clearly. Where do we begin, are there systems to use in constructing our explanations and what makes an explanation effective? Atkins reveals all in his new book The Art of Explanation. "Two things I ask when building a video: what's essential and what’s interesting?” – Ros Atkins "You just can’t do quality analysis without proper understanding of the whole story.” – Ros Atkins Art of Explanation by Ros Atkins: https://geni.us/TAOEBOOK Written and presented by Ros Taylor. Audio production: Alex Rees. Production: Liam Tait and Adam Wright. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:14.4	You've probably seen a Ros Atkins video, he's the BBC Analysis Editor.
1:18.9	He's become famous for his short snappy videos that break down hard topics and make them easy to understand.
1:25.2	We were due to talk to him a few weeks ago but the Israel-Hemas war got in the way.
1:29.2	And by the way, he's also a DJ.
1:31.6	Welcome to the bunker, Ros.
1:33.0	Hi, I was having me.
1:35.0	How long does it take to put together one of those one or two minute videos?
1:38.0	Because you've got one out at the moment on the difference between a ceasefire and a humanitarian pause.
1:43.6	How would it take you to assemble that?
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