Radio Journalism

BBC cuts: up to 650 jobs in journalism could go

7 October 2011

BBC News director Helen Boaden has outlined how the department plans to reduce its budget by 16 per cent within the next five years – cuts that could lead to the loss of more than 650 jobs in news.

Two thousand jobs under threat at BBC

6 October 2011

The BBC today confirmed plans to axe around 2,000 jobs across the corporation in a bid to make annual savings of £670m within the next five years.

Sky News Supreme Court feed 'attracts 90,000 a day'

5 September 2011

Sky News’ live video stream from the Supreme Court attracts an average 90,000 visitors a day, according to the channel’s head of news John Ryley.

Sir Alex Ferguson ends BBC boycott after seven years

26 August 2011

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has ended his long-standing boycott of the BBC.

Rajar figures: Radio 4 Today reaches new high

4 August 2011

Rajar radio listening figures: New high for Radio 4 Today; TalkSport boost; Radio 5 Live dip; full UK-wide radio listening breakdown.

Journalists' strike fails to stop BBC redundancies plan

2 August 2011

The BBC has again refused to rule out compulsory redundancies among journalists at the corporatism following a second walkout by members of the National Union of Journalists.

Guardian Media Group losses increase to £54.5m

1 August 2011

Guardian Media Group has reported overall operating losses slightly up year on year to £54.5m (from £53.9m) on turnover down £24.9m to £255.1m for the year to 3 April.

BBC news disrupted by second one-day journalists' strike

1 August 2011

BBC Radio 4's flagship Today programme was disrupted this morning as thousands of journalists staged a second one-day strike in protest at compulsory redundancies.

Chris Patten seeks u-turn on World Service cuts

13 June 2011

New BBC Trust chairman Lord Chris Patten has indicated he may roll back some of the planned cuts to the World Service.

600,000 more tune in to Radio 4's Today

12 May 2011

The Today Programme reached some 7,026,000 listeners a week in the first three months of this year, up 600,000 year on year.

BBC local news chief hits back at 'cannibalistic' claim

28 April 2011
Complaint that Radio 5 does too much non-news rejected

15 April 2011
NUJ and MPs urge rethink on World Service cuts

13 April 2011
MPs call on BBC to protect local radio from cutbacks

5 April 2011
MPs approve Lord Patten for BBC Trust chair

14 March 2011
BBC plan to replace local stations with Radio 5 Live, NUJ

11 March 2011
Three BBC journalists detained and beaten in Libya

10 March 2011
Kevin Marsh to leave the BBC after 33 years

2 March 2011
Lord Patten 'preferred candidate' for BBC Trust chairman

25 February 2011
'More must be done to help young broadcast journalists'

18 February 2011

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