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Former BBC controller fears for World Service independence amid defence funding push

Liliane Landor says journalism must not be ‘linked or subordinated to defence’, as BBC explores new funding sources

The Guardian - UK

BBC bosses want defence budget to help pay for the World Service

Exclusive: Executives at corporation say media monitoring and anti-disinformation are vital to national security

The Guardian - UK

Cuts to BBC World Service funding would ‘make us less safe’, MPs tell ministers

Reducing budget would involve closing parts of institution promoting UK soft power abroad, leaving gap for Russia to push propaganda

The Guardian - UK

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Ministers accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ over UK’s soft power around the world

Government’s own advisers warn of funding crisis for BBC World Service, British Council and universities

The Guardian - UK

As US retreats, is there a ‘soft power’ opportunity for UK?

Ministers see urgency of west’s declining influence, but funding for institutions such as BBC World Service is tight

The Guardian - UK

The BBC World Service is a vital beacon of truth in the fight against fake news

Letters: The BBC World Service must be properly funded if it is to remain a vital source of truth amid growing global disinformation, writes Diana Hirst. Andrew Campbell fears that cuts will harm Britain’s reputation and economy

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: a boon to the UK, as well as audiences elsewhere

Editorial: Britain would benefit from pledging more sustained and committed support in this age of disinformation and global turmoil

The Guardian - UK

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The world reveres the BBC – and so should we

Letters: Readers respond to the cuts being made to the broadcasting corporation’s budget, including for the World Service

The Guardian - UK

Ministers demand BBC World Service plan for cuts as aid budget slashed

Exclusive: David Lammy asks BBC bosses to draw up tightened budget amid criticism move could harm UK’s global influence

The Guardian - UK

World Service must be fully state-funded to counter disinformation, say BBC bosses

Ministers must cover full costs of championing western values abroad, senior BBC figures to argue

The Guardian - UK

Ahmed Rajab obituary

Other lives: Broadcaster and journalist with a broad knowledge of African politics and economics

The Guardian - UK

Benjamin Franklin foresaw the US’s descent into despotism

Brief letters: Founding father’s wisdom | The cost of war | World Service integrity | A teacher’s backhanded compliment | Insolent and ignorant

The Guardian - UK

Emily Thornberry says BBC World Service ‘must be preserved’

There are plans to cut the service by 130 jobs to save around £6 million for the next financial year.

The Independent UK

BBC World Service to axe 130 jobs as it seeks to save £6 million

Planned cost-saving measures include closing posts across the service in the UK and internationally as well as cutting roles in BBC Monitoring.

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BBC World Service facing ‘cognitive warfare’, says director-general Tim Davie

An inquiry is looking to establish whether increased Government support is needed.

Evening Standard

Chancellor allocates ‘increase in funding’ for BBC World Service in Budget

A BBC statement said the broadcaster ‘welcomed the funding’.

Evening Standard

Labour MP suggests spending money on BBC World Service instead of fighter jets

In the Commons, Peter Prinsley, the MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, described the BBC as a ‘vital UK soft power’.

The National (Scotland)

Host of axed BBC show speaks out after broadcaster announces millions in cuts

THE presenter of axed BBC show HARDTalk has spoken out after the corporation announced more cuts to its news output ...

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Fresh round of BBC cuts 'a damaging assault on journalism', says union

A FRESH wave of BBC cuts will cause long-term harm to the organisation and is a "damaging assault on journalism", the National Union of…

The Guardian - UK

BBC World Service retreat ‘helping Russia and China push propaganda’

BBC director-general Tim Davie to warn world facing ‘all-out assault on truth’ as state-funded media operators broadcast unchallenged

The Guardian - UK

BBC lessons for girls in Afghanistan

Brief letters: World Service education | Storm names | Outdoor smoking | The Who v Oasis | Men’s hair

Evening Standard

OPINION - Tim Davie: We should take offence less and listen more to keep our free press safe

If you like elections, and for keen political observers they remain the most compelling of dramas, then 2024 is your year. About 70 countries are going to the polls, representing half the world’s population. One senses a period in which the geopolitical climate for the next few years will be…

The Guardian - UK

Kathryn Davies obituary

Other lives: BBC World Service current affairs presenter and a newspaper foreign correspondent in south-east Asia and the Middle East

The Guardian - UK

Rashid Ashraf obituary

Other lives: Broadcaster in Urdu who worked for the BBC World Service for 45 years

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