04-01-2024, 04:21 PM
(04-01-2024, 03:59 PM)TheJarv Wrote: Interesting article about the finances of BBC News this yearNot sure it's that enlightening as the quoted figures seem a little off. If BBC News' savings plan this year is just £7.5m, that means nearly two-thirds is coming from the Newsnight changes (if they are indeed pencilled for this year) and that BBC News' contributions to cutbacks is less than 10% of the additional annual cuts, despite being nearly 20% of the TV content budget and a higher proportion of all BBC content.
On a side note, very telling that not a single European democracy or the European parliament elections get a mention on Munro's list of international elections this year, unlike 'elections' in several highly questionable regimes. Given the general quality of BBC coverage of European politics, hardly surprising, but nice to have suspicions confirmed.