According to The Financial Times today the BBC News department can expect serious job losses. The new director general Matt Brittin, has said that there needs to be at least 2,000 as the company must make serious financial savings. The.News department has in the region of 20,000 staff. Many therefore will be feeling rather anxious about the prospect of losing their jobs and careers. In addition there will be further downsizing over the next few months. So a career for life, similar to the civil service is not a prospect now - for new recruits to the corporation. Will we the public recognise the dramatic change in the status quo? I have often wondered - why there were so many, for example - reporter’s in North America? However in this turbulent - time we need reliable and trustworthy journalists to provide objective nonpartisan reporting and analysis. No doubt the right wing media will be cheering this bad news, but for those who value the Reithian tradition of: to entertain, inform and educate - this is without doubt a sad day. Moreover the Royal Charter, comes up for renewal on 31 December 2027 - so serious discussions about the future of the corporation will be inevitable.
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