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Cuts Announced to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News

What impact will a planned Β£50m cut to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News have on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service?

Following the announcement of almost Β£50m of cuts by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News a listener asks what impact these changes to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ journalism might have on the output of the World Service. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Director of News and Current Affairs James Harding explains to Rajan Datar that the World Service budget is increasing at a time when other parts of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ are being cut back. He outlines the significance of a new editorial position of Controller, World Service English. James Harding also explains what some of the changes are aiming to achieve by getting the Radio newsroom and World Service to work together and the thinking behind bringing to an end the programme World Have Your Say.

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Mon 28 Jul 2014 02:50GMT

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  • Sat 26 Jul 2014 10:50GMT
  • Sat 26 Jul 2014 22:50GMT
  • Mon 28 Jul 2014 02:50GMT

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