BBC’s ‘Newsnight’ may be axed
The following excerpt was sent out from inews.co.uk: Sweeping cuts to Newsnight are a staging post to axing the flagship current affairs programme altogether, BBC insiders fear. Newsnight’s dedicated investigative reporting team will be axed and the show relaunched as a shortened, 30-minute forum for studio debate and discussion of the day’s news. More than half […]
Pike leaves Sky News for BBC Newsnight
Joe Pike, a political correspondent at Sky News, will leave to join BBC Newsnight as an insight and investigations editor. Previously, Pike worked at ITV for six years, where he held the posts of political reporter and political correspondent. He was a producer, assistant producer, planning editor and reporter at Global Radio. Pike has degrees […]
Al-Maghafi named international correspondent at BBC Newsnight
BBC News has appointed Nawal Al-Maghafi as an international correspondent for BBC Newsnight, in a new partnership with BBC World Service languages. In her new role, Al-Maghafi will work on international coverage and deliver investigations from around the world. Previously, she was a special correspondent and documentary producer at the BBC. She was also a […]
Goodall departs BBC for Global
Lewis Goodall, a policy editor at BBC Newsnight who covered politics, policy, government and economics in the U.K. and beyond, will join Global as an analysis and investigations editor. In his new role, he will report on breaking news stories and create content for the Global Player podcast and social channels for LBC. He begins […]
