The various elements of the coat of arms were chosen to provide a heraldic translation of the qualities of the BBC. Lion — the crest of the coat of arms (lion at the top, above the shield and helmet) states the fact that the BBC is British. Thunderbolt — The lion grasps a thunderbolt in its outstretched paw, this to represent broadcasting itself (transmission). Eagles — In heraldic language the two eagles which grasp the shield are "supporters". Eagles were chosen to depict the inhere ...

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BBC News and Current Affairs (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 wo ...

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The British Broadcasting Company broadcast its first radio bulletin on November 14, 1922. On July 5, 1954, the first television news bulletin was broadcast. The BBC celebrated 50 years of Television News on July 5, 2004. The BBC television service originally carried news in the form of images with a newsreader narrating but off camera, having decided that a newsreader on screen would distract viewers from the stories. Newsreels had been in use for some time, shown at cinemas and other places of public gathering. These were adapted as See also:

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The British Broadcasting Company broadcast its first radio bulletin on November 14, 1922. On July 5, 1954, the first television news bulletin was broadcast. The BBC celebrated 50 years of Television News on July 5, 2004. The BBC television service originally carried news in the form of images with a newsreader narrating but off camera, having decided that a newsreader on screen would distract viewers from the stories. Newsreels had been in use for some time, shown at cinemas and other places of public gathering. These were adapted as See also:

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BBC News - Television news. The Television News section of BBC News is responsible for the main news bulletins on BBC One and BBC Two, news output on BBC Three and BBC Four and the news networks BBC News 24 and BBC Parliament. It also provides news on Ceefax and the BBC News Website. BBC News provides 22 hours of programming each day for the international news and c ...

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BBC News - BBC Breakfast. Dermot Murnaghan Sian Williams Bill Turnbull Mishal Hussein Simon McCoy Moira Stuart BBC News - BBC News at One O'Clock. Anna Ford Darren Jordan Jane Hill BBC News - BBC News at Six O'Clock. George Alagiah Natasha Kaplinsky Sophie Raworth, on long-term leave BBC News - BBC News at Ten O'Clock. Huw ...

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The BBC is frequently complimented in the public arena, both in the United Kingdom and globally. Alternative views are also expressed in print from time to time. Notable examples have been Stop castrating the language, published in The Observer, and The Disgrace of the BBC, published in The Weekly Standard. BBC News - Censorship. BBC News has been banned in several countries primarily for unbiased reporting which has been unfavourable to the ruling government. Most notable examples have been in Uzbekistan [2], China [3] [4], Sri La ...

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BBC News - Television news. The Television News section of BBC News is responsible for the main news bulletins on BBC One and BBC Two, news output on BBC Three and BBC Four and the news networks BBC News 24 and BBC Parliament. It also provides news on Ceefax and the BBC News Website. BBC News provides 22 hours of programming each day for the international news and c ...

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The BBC is frequently complimented in the public arena, both in the United Kingdom and globally. Alternative views are also expressed in print from time to time. Notable examples have been Stop castrating the language, published in The Observer, and The Disgrace of the BBC, published in The Weekly Standard. BBC News - Censorship. BBC News has been banned in several countries primarily for unbiased reporting which has been unfavourable to the ruling government. Most notable examples hav ...

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BBC News, BBC News - History, BBC News - News output, BBC News - Television news, BBC News - Radio news, BBC News - Online news, BBC News - Opinions of BBC News, BBC News - Censorship, BBC News - Hutton Inquiry, BBC News - Aftermath of Hutton report, BBC News - Editors

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