Here, to my way of thinking, is a pretty clear indicator as to the permanence and evolution of the changes we have been watching arrive and grow over the past several years.
Not a very challenging forecast to make, I don’t think, given the high likelihood of the persistent and pervasive presence of the Web and things digital in our individual and collective futures.
The key, and obvious, point is that decline is happening in what today we call "traditional" areas while the digital media elements are being beefed up.
Via the Guardian Online
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BBC cuts: as bad as we thought?
Is Mark Thompson’s ‘salami slicing’ cost savings plan the best way to secure the BBC’s future?
Jason Deans
So now we know, pretty much, what BBC director general Mark Thompson’s six year cost savings plan looks like.
Mr Thompson is outlining his proposals to BBC staff this morning. But from the BBC Trust statement yesterday and leaks from the briefings given to senior executives and programme makers over the past two days, we already know most of the detail.
Some headlines:
Net reduction of 1,800 from BBC headcount, with 2,500 posts to close, but redeployment and creation of around 1,000 new jobs – mostly in digital media – to account for the difference.
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The full article is here.
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