BBC Northern Ireland journalists take to picket lines as council votes countedRebecca Black, PABBC Northern Ireland journalists are on the picket lines as votes are counted across the region following the local elections. There were also no local news bulletins on Radio Ulster until 9am on Friday, which was read by Adam Smyth, director of BBC Northern Ireland. “Our members across the BBC in Northern Ireland are on strike today, and they’re on strike when they should be covering the election results. Election day is Christmas for political junkies, and we also have a responsibility to bring the news to the community across Northern Ireland,” he said. “But in a way what this illustrates is the importance of well-resourced independent public service broadcasting, and we believe that the BBC plans across the UK undermine community-based public service broadcasting,” he said.

Source: Irish Independent May 19, 2023 22:27 UTC