So Newsnight is cut to 30 minutes, becoming an "interview, debate and discussion" programme, and thus not in need of reporters and correspondents. 30 jobs go, 30 remain (a goodly number for fixing interviews, compared, say, to the staffing on the News Channel). The news release says it's a 'reformatting', 'based on audience feedback which showed what consumers value most from today’s programme'.
The BBC News at One, on the other hand, becomes an hour-long show and moves to MediaCityUK, Salford. There's no mention of this extension being 'based on audience feedback'.
The Home Affairs unit gets a so-far unexplained shake-up. A new investigations unit will "bring together the best investigative talent across BBC News", comprising 39 journalists including new roles in financial and political investigations. There will be a UK editor based in Salford, a royal editor, and new correspondents and reporters covering artificial intelligence, employment and housing.
BBC Verify, natch, will be expanded.
We're told "a dedicated team will commission “premium” analysis from editors, specialists and experts around the world, and curate daily content including the best of the BBC’s written articles, podcasts and radio moments, investigations and documentaries in one place."
"Followers will be able to take part in digital live events with our experts and receive extra exclusive content."
The 'Our World' strand on the News Channel, going off and on since 2007, comes to an end, and there'll be nine fewer hours of single documentaries from News on BBC2.
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