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 runs the BBC World Service English, which broadcasts around the planet 24 hours a day. She joined Mike Edgerly, executive news editor for MPR News, to talk about how BBC journalists pick which stories to cover each day, how they contend with the proliferation of fake news, and how the BBC covers the U.S. for a global audience.

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In an age of social media, traditional news organizations must contend with the proliferation of fake news—and fact-based journalism is often denounced as fake.

Mary Hockaday joined MPR News executive news editor Mike Edgerly to talk about how her team picks which stories to cover each day, how they contend with the proliferation of fake news, and how the BBC covers the U.S. in the Donald Trump era.

How does the BBC World Service cover the U.S. for the rest of the world?

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