1. BBC Oxford – The future of News

2. Objectives we share with BBC Network News
Prepare for the new creative challenges ahead
Ensure our strongest content is shared across our platforms
Simplify and speed up decision making about deployments
Better manage demand on Newsgathering/planning
Work as efficiently as possible within and across platforms including news ways of working which will only emerge over time
To allow staff to build a broad skills base which is reflected elsewhere in the industry.
Harness the potential of new technology.
Source…BBC Network News newsroom working document

3. The Oxford proposal.
Create one daily news department where Radio, Online and TV work more closely together. The overall aim is to eliminate duplication, make better use of reporting talent and develop staff so they can focus on more creative output. In the face of future funding restrictions we need to become more efficient at producing and managing the news process.
Create two new multi-media editor roles which is shared in turn by our TV Editor, Radio News Editor. The multi-media editors will be responsible for all of the journalism out of the newsroom - from commissioning to output.
These editors will sit together in the centre of a newly laid out newsroom liaising closely on newsgathering, planning and commissioning so that we maximise the multi-platform impact of our daily content.

4. To help the whole process we need to introduce a number of joint editorial and planning meetings, with radio programmes and online features also represented.
We need to consider how best to organise News output at the weekend, with an aim to have perhaps three people on duty, a Radio bulletin reader and two VJ’s who will provide for News Online and BBC 1 as well as fresh weekend content for radio bulletins.
As funding comes on stream we will develop our media on demand output. To do this we will have to stop working as though our 6.30 TV programme or radio breakfast are the key output deadlines.

5. Also need to consider…..
Skills training for senior Editors
Skills training for production and reporting staff – we aim to broaden the skills base, but not overwork staff. We need to protect and develop key skills to help maintain the standard of what we do. Over time each member of staff should be able to work flexibly across two key skills (some may even work with three)
How will the rota work?
Production flows – E.g. what happens to the content when it gets back in the building?
Any other unforeseen issues - e.g. could we end up covering fewer stories?
could pool reporter working help or hinder?
We will have many lessons to learn before it all goes smoothly.
Rollout time table and communications

6. Current Fixed Daily News roles.
TV Editor
Radio Bulletins and News programmes Editor
Mylocalnow Editor (*to be appointed)
TV Producer of the day
TV News Org of the day (nb – does this become multi-media?)
Radio bulletins reader/s (2)
TV Presenter/s (2)
TV Planner/8pm Production
Radio Planner (*possible new role)
Sport Editor
Sport BJ
Multi-media co-ord (*new role – replacing Librarian)
Hub Op
Crew 1
Crew 2 (*possible new role) (approx)

7. Fixed Radio weekday production roles
Radio Programmes and Features Editor
Breakfast Producer
Early Breakfast presenter
Breakfast presenter
Breakfast late producer
Mid Morning Producer
Midmorning Presenter
Afternoon Producer
Afternoon presenter
Drive Producer
Drive presenter
Existing staff not allocated so far….Breakfast radio-car reporter, Mid morning BA effort (3 days?) Drive producer No 2. 14

8. Weekends - Saturday
Weekend SBJ Sat & Sun mornings + external partnerships/CiN BCC etc
TV VJ
Radio Bulls
Radio Breakfast Producer Breakfast presenter
Breakfast BA
Mid-morning presenter
Mid-morning BA
Midday show presenter (and production support)
Sport (team)
BBC Introducing
Weekends – Sunday
Sunday faith producer

9. Sunday faith presenter
Mid-morning presenter
Mid-morning BA
Midday show presenter
Afternoon presenter
Afternoon studio producer
5-10 programming
Late presenter
Late programme studio support
Online
2 posts
Ops
1 x Ops Org, 1 x Engineer
2 Directors
(plus hub x 2 and Librarian – already counted)

10. Admin
Reception 1 x eft
1 x PA
1 x Finance
1 x Newsroom Org
1 x .01 eft Receptionist
Reporters
Around 14 to be rota’d for all platforms
New Posts
3 x eft News Online

11. Edit 1 89031 Sport Sport Sport Edit 2 89032 Planner Planner R Bulls
SBJ
Brek
Prod
Brek
Rep
Brek
Rep
Drive
Drive
Pres
Drive
Prod
Sport
Sport
Sport
Edit 2
89032
Planner
Planner
R Bulls
R |Bulls
Radio News Ed
Planner
Planner
TV Pres
TV Pres
TV Ed
Reporter Pool/
W/end News
TV Dir
TV Dir
TV Prod
TV Prod
Online Ed
TV Dir
TV Dir
N Org
N Org
NPA
89007
Media Hub
Co-ord
MLN
MLN
MLN
MLN
TV Ed
TV Ed/
MLN
TV Ed/
MLN
MLN
MLN