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Today programme suffers ‘body blow’ as BBC prioritises social and digital content
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Staff at Radio 4 show, which has 5 million listeners, told making content for likes of Tik Tok will take precedence for correspondents For decades, the task of briefing the nation on Radio 4’s agenda-setting Today programme has been one of the most urgent tasks facing the BBC’s top journalists.However, insiders at the corporation say that duty has effectively been downgraded, after an edict that will result in correspondents prioritising making content for Tik Tok, Instagram and other digital platforms. Continue reading...
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