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BBC News, previously known as BBC News and Current Affairs, is a major arm of the BBC, responsible for the the corporation's news-gathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. Producing almost 100 hours of output daily, the organisation is the largest news broadcaster in the world while carrying out the key objective of the BBC's Royal Charter to "collect news and information in any part of the world and in any manner that may be thought fit".

 

The Director of BBC News is currently Helen Boaden; she reports to Mark Byford, Deputy Director General and Head of the BBC Journalism group.

 

Based at the News Centre within BBC Television Centre (TVC), Wood Lane, London W12, the department operates regional centres across the United Kingdom as well as 44 news-gathering bureaux around the world. Of these bureaux, 41 are based outside the UK. Political coverage is based at the Millbank Studios in 4 Millbank in Westminster. With an annual budget of £350 million, BBC News consists of 3,500 staff, 2,000 of whom are journalists.

 

The organisation faces competition within the United Kingdom, from the rolling news channel Sky News, as well as ITN, a major provider of news services to commercial networks. Internationally, BBC News competes with other news providers regionally.

 

The Six O'Clock News was named most popular daily news programme in 2005, a position it currently maintains. The corporations 24 hour rolling news channel BBC News 24 was awarded the RTS News channel of the year award in 2006 for the first time in its history.

 

 

 

 

 

News A to Z directory, please click on the links below to find your favourite news or to contact the media to tell your story:

 

 

ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA

AUTO EXPRESS

AUTOCAR & MOTOR MAGAZINE

AWAKE MAGAZINE

BBC NEWS UK

BECKETT GROUP NEWSPAPERS

CLEANTECH MAGAZINE

DAILY EXPRESS

DAILY MAIL

DAILY MIRROR

EASTBOURNE HERALD

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA

EVENING STANDARD

FINANCIAL TIMES

FORBES MAGAZINE

GUARDIAN NEWS

HAILSHAM GAZETTE

HELLO MAGAZINE

ITV NEWS HEADLINES

KENT & SUSSEX COURIER

KIT CARS MAGAZINE

LOS ANGELS TIMES

MAGAZINES

MARINE TECHNOLOGY REPORTER

MOTOR BOAT & YACHTING

MOTOR BOATS MONTHLY

MUSIC WEEK MAGAZINE

NEW SCIENTIST

NEW YORK TIMES

NEWS of the WORLD

NEWSPAPERS

NEWSQUEST

PLAYBOY MAGAZINE

PRACTICAL BOAT OWNER

PRESS ASSOCIATION

PRIVATE EYE

PUNCH

REUTERS

ROLLING STONE

SEAHORSE MAGAZINE

SKY NEWS

SUSSEX EXPRESS

THE ARGUS

THE ECONOMIST

THE INDEPENDENT

THE OBSERVER

THE SCOTSMAN

THE SUN

THE SUNDAY TIMES

THE TELEGRAPH

THE TIMES

THE WASHINGTON POST

TIME MAGAZINE

TOP GEAR MAGAZINE

WALL STREET JOURNAL

YACHTING MONTHLY

YACHTING WORLD

 

 

 

 

 

 

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