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  • BBC ups investments in international biz coverage

    BBC ups investments in international biz coverage

    MUMBAI: BBC is increasing its investments into newsgathering and international business coverage from emerging markets such as Asia and BRIC countries.

    The pubcaster has launched an international search for a new role of chief business correspondent as part of its drive to expand the breadth and depth of its international business coverage.

    Based in East Asia, the BBC is looking for a heavyweight journalist who can bring fresh global perspectives and break major stories from around the world.

    While their prime focus will be reporting for international outlets such as BBC World News, BBC World Service and BBC.com, the successful candidate will also bring major stories and reports to UK audiences across the BBC‘s flagship UK news services. They will report across all platforms – TV, radio and online.

    The announcement follows the BBC‘s decision last year in its Delivering Quality First report, to put new investment into newsgathering in global priority areas such as the BRIC countries and emerging markets such as Asia.

    BBC Global News director Peter Horrocks said, “This high-profile appointment is just one part of significant investment in global newsgathering. It will strengthen our international reporting from priority areas such as the emerging markets in Asia.”

    Added BBC‘s business and economics unit head Jon Zilkha said, “Robert Peston and Stephanie Flanders, who lead the BBC‘s business and economics coverage, ensure the BBC is widely renowned for its exclusive reporting and commentary. This new role will help enrich the way our programmes tell the story of business as a new economic world order emerges.”

  • Stephanie Flanders is BBC News’ economics editor

    Stephanie Flanders is BBC News’ economics editor

    MUMBAI: UK pubcaster BBC has announced that Stephanie Flanders will be the economics editor for BBC News in early April following Evan Davis’ appointment to Today on BBC Radio 4.

    Flanders is a former speech writer and senior adviser to the US Treasury, where she worked on the management of emerging market financial crises along with other global economic issues from 1997 to 2001.

    Flanders said, “Evan is unique – and not an act that any sensible person would want to follow. But then nor is BBC Economics Editor a job that you turn down. I’m thrilled. And I am almost as tall as him, which helps.”

    BBC News editor of the Economics and Business Centre Jeremy Hillman said, “Stephanie has a formidable track record as an economist and journalist. She will bring huge depth and insight to the role at a time of significant global and domestic economic uncertainty. She will also make a strong addition to the team of senior BBC editors, and play a central role in leading and shaping the BBC’s coverage across the UK and across the globe.”

    BBC News director Helen Boaden said, “Stephanie has a terrific track record and will build on her reputation at Newsnight for bringing clarity, authority and wry humour to this important but difficult area.”