Jamie Angus: Ex-BBC World Service Director on Iran Coverage, Funding and Future-Proofing

About this episode

Jamie Angus discusses the ethical dilemmas of BBC reporting from Iran and the funding crisis facing the World Service.

Jamie Angus, former Director of the BBC World Service, discusses the ethical and editorial dilemmas of BBC reporting from Iran under strict conditions and the funding crisis facing the World Service. We also explore his new Henry Jackson Society report to the Public Accounts Committee, setting out a future for the BBC World Service focused on shifting audience priorities, digital distribution, and new revenue ideas from AI licensing to commercialising BBC Monitoring. Have your say in the government's consultation by 10 March: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/britains-story-the-next-chapter-the-bbc-royal-charter-review-green-paper-and-public-consultation/britains-story-the-next-chapter-bbc-royal-charter-review-green-paper-and-public-consultation Suggested answers: British Broadcasting Challenge: https://britishbroadcastingchallenge.com/ The Sandford St Martin Trust: https://sandfordawards.org.uk/religion-and-the-future-of-the-bbc-have-your-say/ Listen to all our episodes here: https://podfollow.com/beebwatch   To support our journalism and receive a weekly blog sign up now for £1.99 per month www.patreon.com/BeebWatch/membership   @beebwatch.bsky.social…

People in this episode

Host: Roger Bolton

Guest: Jamie Angus

Topics covered

• BBC reporting
• Iran coverage
• funding crisis
• digital distribution
• audience priorities
• AI licensing
• commercialisation

Keywords

• BBC
• Iran
• funding
• digital distribution
• AI licensing
• World Service
• Henry Jackson Society

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC World Service, Henry Jackson Society, Public Accounts Committee, BBC Monitoring

Places: Iran, Britain

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