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BBC journalists go on strike over job cuts
BBC reporters have walked off the job for 24 hours to
protest job cuts at the broadcaster.
Reporters mounted picket lines outside of the BBC's central
London studios. Programs went on, but many shows were disrupted Monday.
Michelle Stanistreet, the National Union of Journalists
general secretary, says poor decisions taken by the BBC leadership are leading
to quality journalism being compromised. The union says 2,000 jobs are at risk
and that 7,000 jobs have been cut since 2004. It says members across the BBC,
including the World Service, are at risk of compulsory redundancy.
The BBC said in a statement the union's actions are
disappointing but that it doesn't change the fact that the corporation must
make savings targets that will require job cuts.
Source: The News Tribune
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