06-06-2023, 02:29 PM
Maybe it's just the wording, but the article implies that the letter says BBC Local Radio has a weekly listenership of 5.4m in Yorkshire - which, considering a national 15% weekly reach and the fact that is roughly the entire population of Yorkshire and the Humber, seems a tad unlikely.
The problem, though, for me on this is that ultimately, on the assumption that Local Radio should take its fair share of cuts and with the proviso that obviously all job losses are unfortunate, surely it is better in terms of PSB value to reduce the amount of overall programming (and thus some presenting and studio roles) across the Local network to save more local journalism jobs? Wouldn't fewer stations with a higher number of reporters be better than more stations with fewer reporters?
The problem, though, for me on this is that ultimately, on the assumption that Local Radio should take its fair share of cuts and with the proviso that obviously all job losses are unfortunate, surely it is better in terms of PSB value to reduce the amount of overall programming (and thus some presenting and studio roles) across the Local network to save more local journalism jobs? Wouldn't fewer stations with a higher number of reporters be better than more stations with fewer reporters?
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