World is in chaos. Reliable info is at a premium. What’s going on at #BBCWorldService? Govt gave WS extra £32.6m 2025-26, yet BBC cutting 130 more WS jobs to save £6m.Why? #TimDavie says he wants to double investment in WS+ wants govt to pay for it. So why mutilate WS more before a govt offer? 1/ - ThreadSky

lauraphillips.bsky.social • 10 days ago

World is in chaos. Reliable info is at a premium. What’s going on at #BBCWorldService? Govt gave WS extra £32.6m 2025-26, yet BBC cutting 130 more WS jobs to save £6m.Why? #TimDavie says he wants to double investment in WS+ wants govt to pay for it. So why mutilate WS more before a govt offer? 1/

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obsidianwalker.bsky.social•10 days ago

Davie is a Tory shill. Still pushing their agenda.

asemingaza.bsky.social•10 days ago

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lauraphillips.bsky.social•10 days ago

#BBCWorldService is on the side of #democracy, factual information + is a huge source #UK soft power. Cuts come as its main rivals #China #Russia are investing billions in their international #broadcast services. #BBC WS audiences inc many decision makers, who become loyal life-long listeners. 2/

lauraphillips.bsky.social•10 days ago

#BBCWorldService journalism is particularly important in current climate of global uncertainty +use of #disinformation+ distraction techniques by some politicians. One area with a significant audience is the #US. So #BBC, why damage WS #business+#science programmes+cut expertise? 3/

lauraphillips.bsky.social•10 days ago

#BBCWorldService programmes, especially made for international audience inc flagship #business
+ #science progs to be replaced by others more suited to domestic audience. Essential elements of #BBCMonitoring
+ Global Newswire that add depth+breadth to all #BBC #UK coverage are to be much reduced. 4/

lauraphillips.bsky.social•10 days ago

#BBCWorldService regional experts based London with essential analytical skills and background knowledge will *go*: *why*? They add authority to WS bulletins,+ #news+ #currentaffairs progs and provide essential material for other parts of BBC inc all domestic #radio+#TV+#BBC #online. 5/

lauraphillips.bsky.social•10 days ago

It's #WordlRadioDay: Radio has seen a dramatic increase in its audiences as #BBCWorldService adapts to+uses new technologies. P'rhps some senior managers in #BBCNews concentrate on television+fail to see the massive potential of the WS? Remember their recent serious mistake of axing #BBCArabic? 6/

andreas-prause.eu•10 days ago

The BBC is my favourite radio station for global news. I hope that the high level of diverse and professional reporting will be maintained in the future.

lauraphillips.bsky.social•10 days ago

Fran Unsworth, ex Director of #BBCNews asked Jonathan Munro, deputy CEO #BBCNews +head of #BBCWorldService in November if axing #BBC's #Arabic #Radio Service was a "mistake", after he said that "the truth is, if you're in #Gaza right now, you don't have access to digital media."7/

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