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Cameron and Osborne condemn BBC's 'book of doom' description of budget...
David Cameron and George Osborne of questioned the impartiality of the BBC after "hyperbolic" coverage of the autumn statement.The Chancellor condemned the corporation for its "unfair" portrayal of...
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What has 57 heads, 12 controllers and 321 editors...? BBC News
BBC News has 321 editors, according to information released under the Freedom of Information Act.The corporation's news division, which comprises 7,598 staff, also has 173 staff with "director" in...
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Bullying, management and recruitment processes flagged up as areas of 'real...
Quality of management, bullying and recruitment processes have been flagged up as areas of "real concern" in BBC News following a staff survey.Director of News and Current Affairs James Harding...
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BBC report says corporation should expand local news coverage because 5,000...
'Future of News' report: 'Parts of the country are not properly reported'Says BBC may need to explore asking foreign audiences to 'fund its future' on global scaleUnder 'tone' heading study notes: Vice...
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BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead wants new external regulator for corporation
BBC Trust boss Rona Fairhead has proposed setting up an external regulator with "strong powers" to oversee the corporation.Ms Fairhead, who replaced Lord Patten in the role last year, said oversight...
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BBC sports reporter steps in as linesman during Conference South football match
Referees and linesmen come under intense scrutiny from the media over their decisions in football matches up and down the country each week. (Picture: Shutterstock)But there was little chance of the...
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World Service launches BBC Minute bulletin aimed at younger listeners
The BBC World Service has launched a 60-second long global news bulletin aimed at younger audiences today, to be updated every 30 minutes. BBC Minute will also be distributed via partnerships with...
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Survey says MPs favour BBC for news but prefer print to other media
Print is MPs' favourite medium for news, according to a new survey.A poll by ON-Broadcast Communications asked 103 politicians serving as MPs in January and February this year: "Which television...
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Prime Minister and MPs urge BBC to drop the 'offensive' term 'Islamic State'
BBC David Cameron Islamic StateThe BBC has come under pressure to stop using the term "Islamic State". (Picture: BBC's New Broadcasting House, Shutterstock)A letter from 125 MPs has called on the...
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BBC's James Harding says 'sorry' to Grant Shapps over scant coverage of...
BBC Conservative PartyBBC head of news James Harding has apologised to Conservative minister Grant Shapps over coverage of his Wikipedia page.In April, it was widely reported that Shapps had edited...
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BBC managers in 'real panic' as director general expected to announce new...
BBCA BBC source said there is “real panic” among BBC managers ahead of a speech from director general Tony Hall in which he is expected to announce more job cuts.The National Union of Journalists is...
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BBC targets more than 1,000 job cuts, saving £50m, after finding £150m...
BBC Tony HallThe BBC is to cut more than 1,000 jobs, including many managerial roles, the corporation has announced.The cuts come as the corporation seeks to become “simpler, leaner and more effective...
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NUJ: BBC 'sensible' to target management 'chiefs' in latest round of job cuts
BBC NUJThe National Union of Journalists has described the BBC’s 1,000 management-targeted cuts as “sensible”, contrasting them with a decade of job losses further down the corporation.The cuts,...
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From 'full marks' to 'warped values': Mail retracts BBC praise as MPs condemn...
BBC Daily Mail Islamic StateThe BBC is coming under pressure from politicians and other media outlets over its use of the term ‘Islamic State’.Earlier this week, the Prime Minister criticised the...
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BBC annual report: Staff numbers up, trust levels still down since Savile...
BBCDirector-general Tony Hall has enlisted the BBC's audience in his opposition to plans for what he described as a "much-diminished" corporation.Speaking to reporters at the launch of the BBC's...
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BBC green paper published: Royal Charter review will examine whether BBC...
BBC John WhittingdaleA consultation paper on the future of the BBC published by the Government would pave the way to "a much diminished, less popular" service, the broadcaster has warned.Culture...
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Report: BBC's Alan Yentob accused of making 'improper' call to Newsnight...
BBC NewsnightThe BBC’s creative director Alan Yentob (pictured, Reuters) has been accused of making an "improper" call to Newsnight ahead of its report on a charity of which he is the chairman.Yentob,...
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Outgoing Today presenter James Naughtie: 'I will probably cry on my last day'
Veteran broadcaster James Naughtie has said he will "probably cry" on his last day at the helm of the Today programme.He is being replaced by Nick Robinson, who recently took time off to recover from...
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BBC Two presenter Victoria Derbyshire diagnosed with breast cancer
Victoria Derbyshire BBCBBC presenter and journalist Victoria Derbyshire has been diagnosed with breast cancer, the BBC reports.The BBC Two and BBC News Channel presenter revealed her diagnosis and...
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BBC producer loses discrimination claim over sacking following reluctance to...
BBCA BBC World Service journalist sacked after he declined to put a report of the birth of Prince George out on a Sri Lankan news service has lost a tribunal claim for race discrimination.Chandana...
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