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BBC News to bear deepest cuts amid 2,000 planned job losses (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 5 months ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/26110589

The BBC’s news operation is to cut costs by a steeper-than-expected 15%, with staff told to expect heavy redundancies.

The division, home to about a quarter of all BBC staff, is being saddled with one of the highest cost-cutting targets as the corporation attempts to cut as many as 2,000 jobs in the biggest downsizing of the public service broadcaster in 15 years.

Last month, staff were informed that, on average across the BBC, about 10% of the corporation’s 21,500 employees would be affected as part of a £600m cost-cutting plan, but it was not clear at the time that news operations would see even deeper cuts.

Staff at divisions across the BBC are being informed of the level of cuts, with details to be announced in June, and those affected to be told in September.

Great, so, Sword of Damocles for four months. I've played this game, and it isn't fun.

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[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Aye, sure. If we just ignore their coverage of The Troubles, Scottish Independence, Israel and Palestine, the monarchy, and Nigel Farage's party of the day, among a myriad of other topics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_BBC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_controversies

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No, we don't need to ignore those problematic aspects, because it's still a damn sight better than anything else going. Cuts to the BBC will not improve any other outlets, it'll just make it easier for GB News and the rest to expand their influence.

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Than anything else going?

https://feddit.uk/comment/24122875

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't know all of those but I do know that Novara media and the canary are absolute dogshit. Having less right wing bias by having an extremely left-wing editorial bias and zero objective reporting is not a good substitute.

[–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 5 months ago

extremely left-wing editorial bias

Jesus H Christ, you guys are going to hand the country over to fascists while apologizing for it taking so long.

Either way, fuck the BBC for their coverage on Palestine. Can't wait for the corporation to crash entirely

[–] sunbeam60@feddit.uk 2 points 5 months ago

Have you seen what happens in country where there is no channels with enforced impartiality channels?

You get the US media picture. It’s clear that the BBC has problems. But you can’t remove those problems and then have no problems. Instead you get a different set of problems.