BBC 2's Newsnight is facing cuts and format changes as part of a cost-saving plan, prompting concerns about the broadcaster's shift towards unchallenging content. Former BBC journalists and presenters, including Roger Mosey and John Tusa, have expressed the need for the program to rediscover its radical roots. Additionally, an Ofcom report suggests that the BBC's perceived political correctness is alienating working-class viewers, potentially contributing to a decline in audience engagement. The changes to Newsnight are seen as emblematic of a broader trend within the BBC, with concerns about the loss of diverse, thought-provoking programming.
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Newsnight matters not so much for itself as for the loss of another flash of colour – one of the programmes that could think for itself, be clever, go against the grain, writes @rogermosey, former head of BBC television news. https://t.co/raOukpYXpV
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The cuts to Newsnight are a symptom of a broadcaster increasingly devoted to unchallenging content, writes @rogermosey, former head of BBC television news. https://t.co/2lb0oJyEfA
'Politically correct' BBC is turning off working class viewers who think the broadcaster is out of touch, Ofcom report suggests https://t.co/elsE8gj3Dq https://t.co/pnqhXoM8d6
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The risk for BBC News is that it relies more on content that is adequate but unchallenging, writes @rogermosey. https://t.co/uieKPDYYV1
BBC 2’s Newsnight is to be cut back and have its format overhauled as part of a plan to save money. But the programme must rediscover what made it so radical in the first place, according to John Tusa, one of its founder presenters. https://t.co/9cj9wjBXdz
The cuts to Newsnight are a symptom of a broadcaster increasingly devoted to unchallenging content, writes @rogermosey, former head of BBC television news. https://t.co/ehROEJDj7W