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BBC News and Current Affairs (commonly referred to as BBC News, sometimes abbreviated BBC NCA) is a major arm of the BBC responsible for the corporation's newsgathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. It claims to be the largest broadcast news gathering operation in the world and produces almost 100 hours of output daily. The current director is Helen Boaden. BBC News carries out a key objective of the BBC's Royal Charter: to "collect news and information in any part of the world and in any manner that may be thought fit". BBC News is based at ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Media:
Online, Radio, TV, Wire Service
Audience:
Very large audience (1M or more) (English)
Scope:
International
Political Viewpoint:
Neutral viewpoint
Owners:
Public Corporation | Managers: Mark Thompson
Research
Location:
London, United Kingdom
Editorial
Edited By:
Jon Mitchell
Last Edit:
Sep 22, 2010 - 10:14 AM PDT
Story Stats
Top Topics:
World (895), Sci/Tech (303), Business (299), U.S. (268), Politics (258), Middle East (128), Global Economy (103), Energy (98), Environment (86), Health (74), War (71), Africa (71), Climate Change (69), Afghanistan (67), China (65)...
Top Authors:
Richard Black (12), Jason Palmer (9), Jonathan Amos (8), Bbc News (7), Bbc (7), Paul Rincon (5), Andrew Walker (5), Paul Reynolds (5), Mark Kinver (5), Bbc Staff (4), Roger Harrabin (4), Steve Schifferes (3), Pallab Ghosh (3), M Ilyas Khan (3), Jonathan Fildes (3)...
Top Formats:
News Report (695), News (171), Special Report (86), News Analysis (52), Opinion (26), Breaking News (16), Interview (8), Investigative Report (8), Comment (4), Review (3), Poll (3), Other (2), Editorial (2), Press Release (2), Research (2)...
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Nadal hammers Federer in Rome final
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Iran executes two men for spying
Iranian officials say two men have been executed after they were convicted of spying for Israel and the US.via BBC News -
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Broad stars as England crush NZ
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Serena powers to Italian Open win
World number one Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka to win the Italian Open and her fourth consecutive tournament.via BBC News -
VIDEO: Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest
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Pakistani politician is shot dead
Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain, a senior member of Imran Khan's Movement for Justice party, has been shot dead in the city of Karachi.via BBC News -
Murdered Pakistan politician buried
The funeral of the murdered vice-president of Pakistan's PTI party, Zahra Shahid Hussain, is held at a mosque in Karachi.via BBC News
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