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The BBC, the press and online news

Scaling back the BBC will damage the UK’s sole source of impartial, quality and trusted news, whose independence is valued by users in the UK and around the world.

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This report was produced by Enders Analysis and is published here in full with thanks:

The government’s Green Paper on Charter Renewal asks a number of questions about the future scale and scope of the BBC’s TV, radio and online services. This report concerns the BBC’s online services, and in particular BBC News, which is supported by the licence fee paid by UK TV households. 

Question 4 of the Green Paper asks: “Is the expansion of the BBC’s services justified in the context of increased choice for audiences? Is the BBC crowding out commercial competition and, if so, is this justified?”