"The Cardiff University study found Reform was referenced in just under a fifth of ITV News At Ten bulletins, compared with 6.2% for the Liberal Democrats, meaning Reform was covered three times more. The study of the two bulletins also raised questions about the scrutiny of Reform. In just under a fifth of cases, there was no analysis of Reform's policies or claims. They were rigorously scrutinised in just under four in 10 cases, and to some extent in another four in 10 cases."
"It pointed out earlier this month that Reform had been the main beneficiary of a collapse in polling support for the two main parties and performed strongly in local elections, as well as leading opinion polls. Confronted over the issue this week, the BBC director general, Tim Davie, insisted the corporation was not trying to ingratiate itself with Reform with increased coverage."
Reform UK appeared in 49 News At Ten bulletins between January and July, representing about a quarter of all bulletins. The Liberal Democrats appeared in 35 bulletins, 17.9% of editions. On ITV News At Ten, Reform featured in just under a fifth of bulletins while the Liberal Democrats appeared in 6.2%, making Reform coverage roughly three times greater. Nearly one-fifth of Reform references contained no analysis of policies or claims; about 40% were rigorously scrutinised and another 40% received some scrutiny. More than two-thirds of Reform references included footage of its politicians, including footage of Farage in a pub. BBC leadership rejected claims of favouring Reform, citing its poll performance and local election gains.
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