[DTV]

Yalda giving a cracking interview on BBC News right now around the Turkish elections.

**This** is what she should be doing, not discussing the ups and downs of British daytime TV.

To some extent - yes, these are the stories they should be covering, but I can't say I'm all that enthused about the fact the entire evening block is now almost entirely built around external contributor interviews or pundit 'analysis'. Sure, there is a place for a few of these interviews and Hakim is good at them (particularly when they fall into her areas of interest), but some actual news reporting would be nice at some point. Plus, considering the cost contributor fees rack up, I'd personally prefer some of that to be invested in BBC journalists.