reshaping the bbc newsroom. in 2008 bbc news went from many newsrooms … news channel online...
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Reshaping the BBC Newsroom
In 2008 BBC News went from many newsrooms …
News Channel
Online
TV/Radio bulletins BBC World News
… to a ‘multimedia newsroom’… to a ‘multimedia newsroom’
What changed?
• Leadership: Restructure of ‘News Interactive’, ‘TV News’ & ‘Radio News’
• Co-location
• New meeting regime
• Sharing of information
• Swaps and skills-building
• New ‘Multimedia editor’ role in Newsroom
2008: ‘Multimedia newsroom’
Now we are moving again: To New Broadcasting House
A brand new building…
2012: New Broadcasting House The W1 Newsroom
What’s changing?
•New, specially designed newsroom in New Broadcasting House, London W1•Global and UK output brought together•Global and UK intake - video, audio, stills and text all together in a central newsdesk.•New breaking news priorities – copy for digital and all platforms
The Central Newsdesk
HDE
TV
UK BAWBJ(L&C)
Desk Prod
WDE
(Online)
WDE (L&C)
HDE
(R/online)
N+R SBJ
Sat Desk
R5L SBJ Global Rec
IntakeDuty Ed
Lang
Duty ed
LiveStream
Lang
Duty ed
UK B
J
Live/Socialproducer
WBJ (TV)
Stills
WDE (TV)
WBJ
(Rad
io)
WDE
(Rad
io)Ops
News Intake Audio
NewswireOutput
News IntakeVideo
RadioBulls
6/10
UK Online
NewsChannel
NewswirePic Prods
WTV
WorldOnline
WSR
MME
The Central Newsdesk
Ops
Dep E
d
Sat Desk
Mon
itorin
g
The BH Newsroom
The BH Newsroom
Key Dates
Tomorrow – R4 Today programme
• January 14th – BBC World News go live• Late January – Overnight TV service goes live
• March – Main TV Bulletins – 1, 6 , 10
• Mid March – News Channel
Still to come….
The building is just the beginning…
• Joined up planning• Improving the way we share stills• Guest handling • Copy and metadata • A joint Intake team
Questions?