BBC, License fee, polarized politics

As politics is polarized and more fragmented, BBC faces difficulty.

And now they face changes.

Tony Hall will leave the position of director general at BBC “in summer”[1].

Also, BBC News announced they will cut 450 jobs in the near future[2].

In the polarized world, the way that a news organization raise fund by collecting license fee from the public isn’t applicable. The role of media as watchdog should be kept in society, but the divided society causes harsher backlash or hostility in the case like the current politics in UK.

[1] The Guardian. Tony Hall to step down as BBC director general. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jan/20/tony-hall-to-step-down-as-bbc-director-general Uploaded 20 January 2020. Accessed 29 February 2020.

[2] BBC. BBC News to close 450 posts as part of £80m savings drive. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51271168 Uploaded 29 January 2020. Accessed 7 March 2020.