Layoffs Coming To BBC; Strikes, Too
The BBC World Service is cutting 387 positions after its government funding was slashed, the Guardian reports.
In addition, in an attempt to reach an £89 million cost savings annually, the World Service and BBC News are merging, with up to 1,000 journalists to lose their jobs.
The National Union of Journalists asked its BBC members whether there should be a strike in response to the layoffs. In June, the BBC laid off a journalist at the World Service, despite other journalists applying for buyouts.
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