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

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Live/Socialproducer

WBJ (TV)

Stills

WDE (TV)

WBJ

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WDE

(Rad

io)Ops

News Intake Audio

NewswireOutput

News IntakeVideo

RadioBulls

6/10

UK Online

NewsChannel

NewswirePic Prods

WTV

WorldOnline

WSR

MME

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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?