01-03-2023, 11:45 PM
(01-03-2023, 11:37 PM)chrisherald Wrote: I also wouldn't say news is the only core function (right, "the wider inform, educate, entertain mantra"). But it is a vital capacity not to destroy, given it's ultimately low cost as well.Unfortunately, the problem is that news is the one public service function that isn't particularly cheap - certainly not if you want to do it properly. I recall somebody saying that, if BBC News was counted as one big department, it'd have a bigger budget than BBC Two.