BBC News and BBC World to merge

[Internationalman]

This is a topic that I have been waiting to comment on, until I got a picture of what the Beeb had planned for their 'merger' of BBC News Channel and BBC World News. I want to say that I don't want to see people lose their jobs, its a horrible thing, and it is demoralising to people who those who do good stuff in their field. I, however, sympathise with the people who have to plan this thing out. I think, at the end of the day, whatever form the new BBC News takes is going to disappoint people. Maybe not everyone, mind, but it will certainly disappoint those who want a more BBC News 24 style service, and those who want a BBC World style service,  because I think that neither approach will be used.

I do agree with the concept of the merger though. Amalgamation of BBC News makes a lot of sense from a business perspective. The BBC is one of the best news services in the world, and when the public arm of the corporation is being threatened by the removal of the licence fee, these are the cuts that have to be made. Its necessary for survival. Should the BBC have to fight for survival and merge services to remain a sustainable business? Absolutely not, but its the way things are, and we're not in the position to change it.

The new BBC News will be the same high standard of news we've come to expect from the BBC, and if it modernises aspects of the service, then I support that. However, the loss of jobs is going to be a blow, and the execution of the service is going to be paramount.

Exactly. If we can't fathom the loss of jobs, imagine how the BBC is feeling, while bleeding money from their sides. It must have been a hard, HARD decision.