The organisation was formed in 1939 to provide the British Government with access to foreign media and propaganda.[1] It provided the government with valuable information during World War II, particularly in places where foreign journalists were banned. The organisation played an important role in helping observers keep track of developments during the Cold War, the disintegration of the Iron Curtain and collapse of the Soviet Union. Also monitored were the Yugoslav Wars and the Middle East.
Funding
Although administratively and editorially part of the BBC, until 2013 BBC Monitoring did not receive any funding from the licence fee;[6] instead it was funded directly by its stakeholders as well as by subscriptions from official and commercial bodies throughout the world. The principal stakeholder is the Cabinet Office and subscriptions were also received from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Ministry of Defence and the BBC World Service.[6] Other customers include other government departments, private sector and voluntary sector organisations.[5]
In the 2010 BBC licence fee settlement, the BBC agreed to take on the government's funding of BBC Monitoring from 2013/2014,[7] finding the £25 million required from the licence fee.[8]
Reported on BBC News (17 January 2011),[citation needed] BBC Monitoring cut 72 posts following a £3 million cut in funding over the next two years. Director of BBC Monitoring, Chris Westcott, said: "Regrettably service cuts and post closures are inevitable given the scale of the cut in funding."
The proposal is to cut £3m from the service's costs by closing the 72 posts — about 16% of its staff — but it expects to create 18 new posts. Mr Westcott added that a period of consultation with staff on the plans were due to begin shortly. The BBC agreed to finance Monitoring from 2013/14 as part of the 2010 licence fee settlement which froze the annual colour licence fee at £145.50 for six years. The agreement also saw the corporation agree to take over the Foreign Office-funded World Service from 2014.
The House of Commons Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees strongly condemned the gradual scaling down of BBC Monitoring's capabilities in two separate reports published in late 2016.[citation needed] The reports claimed that BBC Monitoring's operations have been adversely affected by cuts. Both Committees demanded proper funding to ensure BBC Monitoring's future.[9]
Leadership
BBC Monitoring has been led by the following directors:
Liz Howell has served as director since March 2019[10][5]
Sara Beck served as the director from February 2016[11]
^Beck, Sara (2018). "BBC Monitoring: spotting fake news since the Second World War".
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^Anon (2007). "Hills, Andrew Worth". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U20210. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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BBC Monitoring BBCM is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation which monitors and reports on mass media worldwide using open source intelligence Based at New Broadcasting House the BBC s headquarters in central London it has overseas bureaux in Cairo Delhi Istanbul Jerusalem Kyiv Miami Nairobi Ramallah Tashkent and Tbilisi 2 3 BBC MonitoringAbbreviationBBCMFormationAugust 26 1939 1939 08 26 1 HeadquartersLondonRegion servedGlobalServicesOpen source intelligenceLeaderLiz HowellParent organizationBBCWebsitemonitoring wbr bbc wbr co wbr ukA signals receiving station for BBC Monitoring is at Crowsley Park in South Oxfordshire close to BBCM s former 1943 2018 headquarters at Caversham Park 4 The service s first home 1939 1943 was at Wood Norton Hall in Worcestershire 1 BBC Monitoring selects and translates information from radio television the press news agencies and online outlets from 150 countries in up to 100 languages Reporting produced by the service is used by the government of the United Kingdom and commercial customers such as Oxford Analytica the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Liverpool John Moores University 5 The BBC announced in July 2017 that it planned to sell the site at Caversham Park and move employees to London which took place in May 2018 4 Contents 1 History 2 Funding 3 Leadership 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe organisation was formed in 1939 to provide the British Government with access to foreign media and propaganda 1 It provided the government with valuable information during World War II particularly in places where foreign journalists were banned The organisation played an important role in helping observers keep track of developments during the Cold War the disintegration of the Iron Curtain and collapse of the Soviet Union Also monitored were the Yugoslav Wars and the Middle East Funding EditAlthough administratively and editorially part of the BBC until 2013 BBC Monitoring did not receive any funding from the licence fee 6 instead it was funded directly by its stakeholders as well as by subscriptions from official and commercial bodies throughout the world The principal stakeholder is the Cabinet Office and subscriptions were also received from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office the Ministry of Defence and the BBC World Service 6 Other customers include other government departments private sector and voluntary sector organisations 5 In the 2010 BBC licence fee settlement the BBC agreed to take on the government s funding of BBC Monitoring from 2013 2014 7 finding the 25 million required from the licence fee 8 Reported on BBC News 17 January 2011 citation needed BBC Monitoring cut 72 posts following a 3 million cut in funding over the next two years Director of BBC Monitoring Chris Westcott said Regrettably service cuts and post closures are inevitable given the scale of the cut in funding The proposal is to cut 3m from the service s costs by closing the 72 posts about 16 of its staff but it expects to create 18 new posts Mr Westcott added that a period of consultation with staff on the plans were due to begin shortly The BBC agreed to finance Monitoring from 2013 14 as part of the 2010 licence fee settlement which froze the annual colour licence fee at 145 50 for six years The agreement also saw the corporation agree to take over the Foreign Office funded World Service from 2014 The House of Commons Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees strongly condemned the gradual scaling down of BBC Monitoring s capabilities in two separate reports published in late 2016 citation needed The reports claimed that BBC Monitoring s operations have been adversely affected by cuts Both Committees demanded proper funding to ensure BBC Monitoring s future 9 Leadership EditBBC Monitoring has been led by the following directors Liz Howell has served as director since March 2019 10 5 Sara Beck served as the director from February 2016 11 Lucio Mesquita served as director until 2016 12 Chris Westcott served as director from April 2003 to March 2015 13 14 Andrew Hills served as director from 1996 to 2003 15 13 References Edit a b c BBC Monitoring 26 August 1939 bbc com BBC Monitoring at BBC Online Media Reports at BBC News a b Anon 2018 BBC leaves historic site after 75 years BBC News Retrieved 11 March 2020 a b c Anon 2021 About BBC Monitoring monitoring bbc co uk Archived from the original on 26 January 2021 a b Anon 2016 BBC Monitoring MPs raise fears over service s future bbc co uk Retrieved 23 December 2016 BBC The real story BBC licence fee settlement Retrieved 16 January 2011 BBC licence fee frozen at 145 50 for six years The Guardian 19 October 2010 Retrieved 16 January 2011 Marks Jonathan 2016 Open Source Stupidity The Threat to the BBC Monitoring Service medium com Howell Liz 2019 Liz Howell linkedin com LinkedIn Retrieved 23 November 2021 Beck Sara 2018 BBC Monitoring spotting fake news since the Second World War Anon 2015 Lucio Mesquita appointed as Director of BBC Monitoring Archived from the original on 31 October 2021 a b Anon 2002 Annual Review A year in review BBC Monitoring bbc co uk BBC World Service Chris Westcott Director BBC Monitoring bbc co uk Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Anon 2007 Hills Andrew Worth Who s Who ukwhoswho com online Oxford University Press ed A amp C Black an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc doi 10 1093 ww 9780199540884 013 U20210 Subscription or UK public library membership required BBC portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title BBC Monitoring amp oldid 1104438903, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
