Though the BBC is slightly less trusted by people who identify with the political right than by people in the centre and on the left, it is still as trusted on the right as major conservative newspapers. Similarly, the UK’s independent communications regulator Ofcom has found that large majorities of audiences in the UK value public service media providers like the BBC very highly for providing trustworthy news programmes that help people understand what is going on in the world. It is the most popular source of news among both Conservative and Labour voters, and among both Leave and Remain voters.

The BBC is very widely used across the political spectrum. According to the BBC itself, it also reaches more than 400 million people globally with news every week. It is also more widely used as a source of news than many of its peers among other public service media. The BBC is by far the most widely used source of news in the UK both online and offline, and it is one of the most highly trusted sources of news. The public’s use of and perception of the BBC In this piece, we summarize key findings from recent empirical work from the Reuters Institute and others to help inform ongoing public debate and policy discussions about public service media in the UK and beyond, with links to the underlying research. A dramatic, ongoing disruption of its entire media sector as audiences embrace digital-, mobile-, and platform-dominated media environment where international commercial competitors like Facebook, Google, and Netflix play a more and more important role and many domestic media face strong commercial headwinds as they face far more intense competition for attention, consumer spending, and advertising.The current licence fee funding settlement coming to an end in early 2022, and some in the new British government looking critically at the current funding model.

Internal issues over gender pay gaps, coverage of controversial issues like climate change and racism, and disagreements over where the lines of due impartiality should be drawn.

Intense scrutiny for its coverage of Brexit, domestic politics, and more, with frequent allegations of bias.

The challenges facing the BBC and its next Director General include: It followed a national outcry over the death of a woman in labour - in a case in which three Senegalese midwives who were involved were found guilty of not assisting someone in danger.With the BBC and other public service media facing increased political and public scrutiny, and a number of different challenges, this is a good time to take stock about what research can tell us about the role of the BBC and public service news in the UK. Last year President Macky Sall described Senegal's health system as obsolete and ordered a national review of neonatal services. In a statement quoted by the AFP news agency, it said the team had taken 'the appropriate decision' for the woman and her baby. The Senegalese Association of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (ASGO) defended the medical team and criticised the arrests as 'wrongful'. Her baby died as a result of injuries sustained during the operation. Senegalese media say the heavily pregnant woman died after losing a lot of blood. Three health workers in Senegal have been arrested after a pregnant woman and her baby died allegedly because of a botched Caesarean section.Ī health union official said a gynaecologist, an anaesthetist and a nurse were being questioned over potential negligence. Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images Last year the Senegalese president ordered a national review of neonatal services Image caption: Last year the Senegalese president ordered a national review of neonatal services South Africa has 11 official languages: Zulu, isiXhosa, Afrikaans, Sepedi, Setswana, English, Sesotho, Xitsonga, Siswati, Tshivenda and Ndebele. The new coins will begin circulating from next year and no sample design has been generated yet. Three languages will be used in the R5 coin two languages R2 50c, 20c and 10c coins and the R1 will be in one language,' the cabinet statement read in part. 'The word 'South Africa' will be inserted on the one side of the coins and printed in all the official languages. The cabinet in a statement explained how the new design will look like for each denomination. This is the fourth time South Africa will be changing the design of its coins - the last one being in 1989. The official languages will be rotated annually over the next 10 years. South Africa's cabinet has approved a new design for coins that will feature inscriptions in all official languages. Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images This is the fourth time South Africa will be changing the design of its coins (file photo) Image caption: This is the fourth time South Africa will be changing the design of its coins (file photo)

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