NUJ BBC World Service briefing February 2025
The NUJ believes government must urgently provide adequate funding to support the BBC in its reporting and news coverage of events worldwide.
Protect the BBC
The NUJ is campaigning against cuts to jobs and programmes at the BBC for its harmful impact on journalists and journalism.
Committees urge “sufficient resources” for BBC World Service
Chairs of three House of Commons committees have highlighted the soft power value of the BBC and its role in supporting high quality journalism, amid calls for action to ensure the World Service income becomes less reliant on the licence fee.
Bad for the BBC, bad for Britain, and bad for the world
The NUJ BBC World Service branch has passed a motion opposing job cuts in the UK and overseas announced by the broadcaster this week.
World Service cuts yet another blow to journalism, says NUJ
The BBC has today announced its plans to make £6m in savings within the World Service to close the shortfall caused by the freezing of the licence fee.
New raft of cuts at the BBC an assault on journalism, says NUJ
The NUJ has warned of long-term harm to the BBC without urgent investment, following its announcement of new cuts to news and current affairs programming.
NUJ response to the BBC director general’s speech
The union welcomed Tim Davie’s commitment to journalism, but is concerned about the rapid move of operations to BBC Studios and the decline of the public service BBC operation.
Reduced BBC licence fee rise will have consequences, says NUJ
The union is disappointed that the government has reneged on a six-year funding agreement on the licence fee which is likely to put further pressure on budgets. The union is also concerned that an announced review of funding failed to make any reference to its role a public service broadcaster.
NUJ starts formal ballot for industrial action over compulsory redundancies at the BBC
The NUJ has voted to move to a formal ballot of all members at the BBC for industrial action in opposition to any compulsory redundancies at the corporation.
DM2023: broadcasting
Widescale cuts to the BBC are denying some of the most vulnerable people, locally and globally, access to trusted news.
