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BBC cancels 10m of cuts planned for local radio

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/nov/08/bbc-cancels-10m-cuts-planned-for-local-radio

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  • The BBC director general, Tony Hall, has made a surprise U-turn and cancelled about £10m of planned cuts to local radio in order to help the corporation combat fake news.
  • The BBC has reduced its investment in its 39 regional radio stations as more people receive their news from digital providers such as Facebook.
  • A review of BBC local services began last year was due to make about £10m in cuts as the BBC prepares to lose £650m from the abolition of licence fees for the over-75s in 2020, as part of its funding deal agreed with the government.
  • “I want to hear the sound of England as it changes. So while other media are becoming creatively less local, I want us to become even more so and to connect with our audiences in new ways.”
The article talks about how the BBC cancelled the cuts that were meant to be implemented on local radio stations. This was done to help local audiences connect with their communities and help reduce the impact of fake news. Although a large majority of the population use their smartphones to get their "local news, weather and traffic information...", it is important for some local radio stations to stay as most of the content online is becoming increasingly unreliable, especially with the rise in fake news. 






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