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BBC News today announced a new way of working internationally to “enhance opportunities for audience growth around the world and to simplify the organization’s structure.”
Later this year, six regional directors will be appointed to lead six regions across the world both editorially and operationally. Grouping the world into six distinct areas, the regional directors will be tasked with growing audiences in their region and providing clear reporting lines for each of the BBC World Service’s 42 language services.
These change, BBC News said, will strengthen its “ability to serve audiences with independent and impartial news, to counter disinformation and to deliver our editorial priorities, with accountability and clarity at the center of the plan.”
Outside the U.K., the six regional directors will make the most of regional expertise and have a regional headquarters. The regions are: Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Central and South Asia, Europe and the Middle East and North Africa.
Enhancing regional leadership, it said, “will mean more devolved responsibilities from London and the oversight of regional spending, governance and culture. To fund these positions, leadership roles in London will close.
“BBC News remains the most trusted news provider in an increasingly polarized world and where our services are being outspent by billions in the form of state-backed media. The new model of working will ensure the BBC’s global operation is fit to face its future challenges.”
Jonathan Munro, BBC News global director and deputy CEO, saic: “BBC News’ international output and the BBC World Service have never been more needed as