BBC News Announces New International Model To Focus On Growth

BBC News today announced a new way of working internationally to “enhance opportunities for audience growth around the world and to simplify the organization’s structure.”

Later this year, six regional directors will be appointed to lead six regions across the world both editorially and operationally. Grouping the world into six distinct areas, the regional directors will be tasked with growing audiences in their region and providing clear reporting lines for each of the BBC World Service’s 42 language services.

These change, BBC News said, will strengthen its “ability to serve audiences with independent and impartial news, to counter disinformation and to deliver our editorial priorities, with accountability and clarity at the center of the plan.”