'One of the only ways people ruled by oppressive regimes with state broadcasts can get accurate news, and on a medium as accessible as radio. BBC Arabic, the oldest WS language station. Twitter users blasted the decision today as 'just wrong.'įreelance journalist Julia MacFarlane, who has written for the BBC, wrote: 'This is devastating. 'The way audiences are accessing news and content is changing and the challenge of reaching and engaging people around the world with quality, trusted journalism is growing.' 'There is a compelling case for expanding our digital services across the World Service in order to better serve and connect with our audiences. Pictured: Bahzad Bolour showing the late Prince Philip how he transmits Afghan music to Afghanistan during his evening show during a tour of the BBC Radio World Service We will continue to bring the best journalism to audiences in English and more than 40 languages, as well as increasing the impact and influence of our journalism by making our stories go further. The BBC is trusted by hundreds of millions of people for fair and impartial news, especially in countries where this is in short supply. The director of BBC World Service, Liliane Landor, added: 'The role of the BBC has never been more crucial worldwide.
Language services the BBC is proposing to move to digital-only include those in Chinese, Gujarati, Igbo, Indonesian, Pidgin, Urdu and Yoruba. The broadcaster is also proposing to stop its Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Hindi, Bengali, Chinese, Indonesian, Tamil and Urdu radio services. The BBC said: 'High inflation, soaring costs, and a cash-flat licence fee settlement have led to tough choices across the BBC, and the BBC's international services need to make a saving of £28.5m as part of the wider £500m of annual savings and reinvestment to make the BBC digital-led.' The director of BBC World Service, Liliane Landor (pictured), said: 'The BBC is trusted by hundreds of millions of people for fair and impartial news, especially in countries where this is in short supply'
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