[neonemesis]

I really hope this will not be a case of older, experienced people being let go while they only keep the young, newer faces.

Not referring specifically to this situation, but that does seem to be the typical way of any redundancy situation in any industry. A combination of the more capable people being able to find a new gig more easily and jumping ship, and older people who are eligible for early retirement saying "sod that" to the idea of re-applying for their own job meant that you do tend to lose a lot of experienced folk

It's important to see this as an opportunity too. Despite some of the hyperbole in this thread, BBC News is still an influential and internationally respected institution which should be developing new talent as a service to the industry. Of course, I don't mean a wholesale exodus of the established and experienced names - but the new faces of today are the beloved old-timers of tomorrow.