BBC Northern Ireland journalists are on the picket lines as votes are counted across the region following the local government elections
BBC NORTHERN IRELAND journalists are on the picket lines as votes are counted across the region following the local government elections.
A team of reporters had been planned across the 11 count centres with on-air coverage on BBC Radio Ulster from 4pm today, as well as live coverage of results on the BBC One Northern Ireland television channel. Officials including @Seamusdo addressing striking @NUJofficial members at @BBCnireland. A huge turnout of support from sister unions and the public.#SaveBBCNI pic.twitter.com/pQst2q0rLcSeamus Dooley, assistant general secretary for the National Union of Journalists visited the picket line at the BBC base in Belfast on Friday morning.
“But in a way what this illustrates is the importance of well-resourced independent public service broadcasting, and we believe that the BBC plans across the UK undermine community-based public service broadcasting,” he said.“We have full sympathy for the public but we know from the reaction that we are getting that the public understand that some of the plans for the BBC would undermine the very essence of public service broadcasting.
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