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| Benefits Street live debate commissioned | Benefits Street live debate commissioned |
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| A studio debate, to include community members, is to take place after the final episode of Channel 4's Benefits Street, a public meeting has been told. | A studio debate, to include community members, is to take place after the final episode of Channel 4's Benefits Street, a public meeting has been told. |
| About 100 people attended Oasis Foundry Academy for a meeting to "allow residents to respond" to the series depicting a street in Birmingham. | |
| Viewers of the show about James Turner Street were concerned about a negative portrayal of benefits claimants. | Viewers of the show about James Turner Street were concerned about a negative portrayal of benefits claimants. |
| Channel 4 said a live debate would be chaired by broadcaster Richard Bacon. | Channel 4 said a live debate would be chaired by broadcaster Richard Bacon. |
| It said the programme would go out at 22:00 GMT on 3 February, directly after the final episode of the five-part documentary series, which is filmed in Winson Green. | |
| Channel 4 added that the panellists would represent views across the political spectrum "and crucially those who claim benefits". | Channel 4 added that the panellists would represent views across the political spectrum "and crucially those who claim benefits". |
| Its head of factual, Ralph Lee, who has commissioned Mentorn Media to produce the live debate, said: "[The series] does not and never has set out to reflect the experiences of every person who receives benefits. | Its head of factual, Ralph Lee, who has commissioned Mentorn Media to produce the live debate, said: "[The series] does not and never has set out to reflect the experiences of every person who receives benefits. |
| "Yet it has triggered a national debate about state welfare at a time in which further welfare reforms are being proposed." | "Yet it has triggered a national debate about state welfare at a time in which further welfare reforms are being proposed." |
| Oasis UK, which runs the Oasis Foundry Academy school, told Wednesday evening's public meeting that the debate would take place. | Oasis UK, which runs the Oasis Foundry Academy school, told Wednesday evening's public meeting that the debate would take place. |
| Speaking to the BBC outside the meeting near James Turner Street, Rev Steve Chalke, of Oasis UK, said: "[Channel 4 have] agreed… there's going to be a studio debate, a kind of Question Time debate, and the community will be represented." | Speaking to the BBC outside the meeting near James Turner Street, Rev Steve Chalke, of Oasis UK, said: "[Channel 4 have] agreed… there's going to be a studio debate, a kind of Question Time debate, and the community will be represented." |
| Those attending Wednesday's public meeting were given post-it notes and told to write down how they felt about Channel 4. | Those attending Wednesday's public meeting were given post-it notes and told to write down how they felt about Channel 4. |
| Media representatives were banned from taking pictures at the meeting because organisers said the programme, filmed in the Winson Green area, had destroyed people's trust. | Media representatives were banned from taking pictures at the meeting because organisers said the programme, filmed in the Winson Green area, had destroyed people's trust. |
| Mark Jastrzebski, leader of a nearby neighbourhood watch scheme, said: "I think it's disgraceful the way we have been portrayed. | Mark Jastrzebski, leader of a nearby neighbourhood watch scheme, said: "I think it's disgraceful the way we have been portrayed. |
| "It's a poverty-stricken area but there's a Benefits Street in every city." | "It's a poverty-stricken area but there's a Benefits Street in every city." |
| But a resident who wished to be anonymous, a support worker who lives just off the street, said the programme was a fair reflection. | But a resident who wished to be anonymous, a support worker who lives just off the street, said the programme was a fair reflection. |
| She said: "It's ridiculous for people to be telling Channel 4 to take it off." | She said: "It's ridiculous for people to be telling Channel 4 to take it off." |
| Head teacher Emma Johnson said the meeting had been a success and added: "It's got people from the community here. It's the beginning of a process of working together." | Head teacher Emma Johnson said the meeting had been a success and added: "It's got people from the community here. It's the beginning of a process of working together." |
| Channel 4 has called the programme a "fair and balanced observational documentary". | Channel 4 has called the programme a "fair and balanced observational documentary". |