BBC World Service Cuts
9 March 2011
This session will focus on the effects of the changes announced by the World Service on 26 January, including the closure of 5 language services and the ending of radio transmissions in 7 languages, including Mandarin Chinese and Russian, and will take place on Wednesday 9 March 2011.
Witnesses
At 2.30pm in the Grimmond Room, Portcullis House
- Gerry Morrissey, General Secretary, BECTU, and
- Jeremy Dear, General Secretary, National Union of Journalists
At approximately 3.30pm:
- Peter Horrocks, Director, BBC World Service;
- Richard Thomas, Chief Operating Officer, BBC Global News, and
- Jim Egan, Controller, Strategy and Distribution, BBC Global News
At approximately 4.15pm:
- Mark Thompson, Director-General, BBC