Posted on 02/18/2013 7:47:11 AM PST by Olog-hai
BBC journalists walked off the job Monday in a 24-hour strike to protest job cuts at the broadcaster.
Staff mounted picket lines outside of the BBC’s studios in central London and around the country. Programs went on, but many shows were canceled, including the flagship morning news radio program “Today.” …
The BBC is funded mainly by a mandatory £145.50 ($228) annual levy on all households with color TVs. Britain’s government froze the fee in 2010, and the corporation has been forced to make cuts. …
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Maybe they can run these things called “commercials” and then they will have some extra money.
BBC America has them.
Journalist on strike! Man, could we ever get that lucky? That would be sweeeetttttt! :>)
If the British people are lucky, those on strike will be “downsized” as well. Soon, no more media.
Yes, we should be so lucky.
They aren’t”JOURNALISTS”;They are”STENOGRAPHERS FOR THE LEFT”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bummer. I wonder who the three scab hosts of Top Gear are going to be?
I hope its not the 3 jokers on the American version of Top Gear. Ugh!
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