The BBC have announced that they will be axing HARDtalk after 30 years on air with host Stephen Sackur breaking his silence on the news and calling it 'depressing'
BBC's HARDtalk, a staple in hard-hitting journalism, is facing its final curtain call after an impressive three-decade run. The programme has fallen victim to the latest round of layoffs at the BBC, with 130 roles being slashed in the news division. The news comes after an announcement earlier in the year when Director General Tim Davie had announced a 500-person workforce reduction.
Stephen's tweet didn't end there; he added, "This is sad news for me personally, but much more important, I think it's depressing news for the BBC and all who believe in the importance of independent, rigorous deeply-researched journalism. At a time when disinformation and media manipulation are poisoning public discourse HARDtalk is unique - a long-form interview show with only one mission.
The host of HARDtalk, Stephen, spoke out as the show is set to end after a quarter of a century. "A brilliant team of producers and researchers is being disbanded just as BBC DG Tim Davie is trying to persuade the British Govt that the journalism of the BBC World Service is such a vital expression of democratic soft power that the taxpayer must fund it. Whatever the outcome of that, it seems it will be too late to save HARDtalk - for so long a pillar of the World Service schedule.
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