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BBC News to cut a further 415 jobs
Source: BBC
The BBC's News department is to axe 415 jobs as cost-cutting measures continue, the BBC's director of news James Harding has announced.
The move is part of £800m efficiency savings required after the licence fee was frozen in 2010.
The latest cuts are expected to save £48m by 2017.
BBC News currently employs around 8,400 people, including around 5,000 journalists, based in London, around the UK and overseas.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28342929
At the same time, they're planning to create 195 new positions ... net loss of 220 ...
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