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save the world service
We have received some queries, including some from BurmaNet readers, on
whether the restructuring of the BBC will impact the World Service's
broadcasts to Burma.
The plans certainly represent the biggest re-organisation the World Service has
undergone since its foundation more than 60 years ago.
Much will change within the BBC, but much will remain the same. The changes will
not affect the World Service's Burmese broadcasts, neither in hours of output
nor in its content. We will continue to broadcast accurate and unbiased news and
current-affairs to Burma, as well as our rich mix of special interest,
English-language teaching and educational programmes.
We will continue to provide the most comprehensive coverage of Burmese stories
that we possibly can, under the same BBC editorial guidelines that we have
always followed. These guidelines have greatly contributed to the unrivalled
reputation that the BBC enjoys in Burma and elsewhere for accurate and impartial
information. And as one of the world's leading public service broadcasters, we
will continue to serve our audience as we always have, providing our programmes
as a public service, with no expectation of returns, be they moral or otherwise.
On a lighter note, the restructuring is certainly wide-reaching but, unlike
Heineken, there are parts it cannot reach: among these, our ability to join in
the debate, speak our minds if we want to, and keep our jobs at the same time!
Marcia Poole,
Head, Burmese Section
BBC World Service