Staff warned news operations face 15% cut, above BBC-wide 10% target, as corporation pushes through £600m savings plan
The BBC’s news operation is to cut costs by a steeper-than-expected 15%, with staff told to expect heavy redundancies.
The division, home to about a quarter of all BBC staff, is being saddled with one of the highest cost-cutting targets as the corporation attempts to cut as many as 2,000 jobs in the biggest downsizing of the public service broadcaster in 15 years.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Mark Sweney.
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