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BBC News Journalists Lodge Ageism Complaint As They Face Being Fired Under Newsdesk Merger
A group of seasoned BBC News journalists have claimed that they are being forced out of the corporation because of their age.
EXCLUSIVE: A handful of seasoned BBC News journalists have complained that they are the victims of ageism as they face compulsory redundancy under plans to merge the corporation’s Home and Foreign newsdesks. A third person said the continued “brain drain” in the BBC newsroom would lead to mistakes on air, adding that the closure of a standalone Foreign news desk potentially created more risk for staffers stationed overseas. Sources claimed that interviews for the merged newsdesk were designed in such a way that if journalists did not mention specific keywords, such as “digital” or “live page,” they were marked down.
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