BBC can help address a “trusted crisis” in the United Kingdom society, said the general director of the station.
Tim Davie has established measures that, according to him, allows the station to play a main role in the reversal of a collapse in confidence in information and institutions, as well as the combination of division and disconnection between people.
They include the expansion of the BBC Verify fact verification service, give children lessons about misinformation and do more to analyze local politicians.
“The BBC is ready to play its complete role, not simply defend tradition, but to shape the future,” he said in a speech on Wednesday.
“A future where reliable information strengthens democracy, where each child has a fair beginning, where creativity feeds growth and social capital, and where no one is left behind in the digital age.”
Davie added: “The future of our civilized, cohesive and democratic society is at risk for the first time in my life.”
The speech before the civic and community leaders in Salford established Davie’s vision for the future of the corporation.
The current Royal Charter of the BBC, which establishes the terms and purposes of its existence, expires in 2027, and negotiations with the Government on its renewal are increasing.
“We believe that we must reform faster and get more support to avoid decline,” he said.
He said he was not asking for the “status quo” in funds, and said that “he would maintain an open mind” about the future of the license rate or what he could replace it.
“We want modernization and reform,” he said. But any future financing method must ensure that BBC remains a universal service, Hey, stressed.
“All financing models that have been floated in the debate have their merits and inconveniences. But some, such as advertising or subscription, do not pass the test of building a public universal confidence service.
“Beyond that, we keep an open mind. And continuously Acty explore all the options that can make our financing model more fair, more modern and more sustainable.”
He also requested “more help” from the government to finance the world service, qualifying it as a “invaluable national asset” and say “the government should invest for significant growth, not to survive.”
However, there have been recent reports that ministers are writing plans for cuts to the financing of world service.
Davie argued that BBC could play a key role in making the United Kingdom a “global leader in reliable information”, supporting democracy, promoting economic education and growth, and improving digital access.
The future of the BBC would imply “to double impartiality, defend free and righteous reports together with historical research journalism, invest in BBC Verify and Department, as well as increasing transparency and celebration of wars.
BBC can “help turn the course” and improve trust by “drastically increase” the account cover account on platforms such as YouTube and Tik has a stronger presence of online noise.
It will combine the technology of AI agents with the journalism of the BBC to create “a new tool for verification of standard gold facts,” he said, but without giving up editorial supervision.
“Our goal is to work worldwide with other public service stations to guarantee a healthy news -based news nucleus.”
The BBC too:
- Expand your local democracy report service from the approach to local councils to analyze health authorities, police and crimes commissioners, and regional mayors
- Create specialized BBC Ines teams throughout the United Kingdom to make more research reports and expand the local BBC work and deep work
- Launch new political debate radio programs for different areas, modeling on radio 4s any question
- Give each child “proper misinformation” and develop enhanceable qualifications in misinformation studies
- Offer offer a new family account of the BBC for all the parents of a small child, support support in the key milestones from birth to leaving school
- Move more executive roles outside London
The BBC says that it is the most reliable news supplier in the United Kingdom, with 45% of the population that appointed it as the source in which they most trusted in 2024. That is less than 57% a decade ago.
Davie also requested a national plan to turn off traditional transmission broadcasts in the 2030s, and guarantee a “soft” transition to the delivery of program only online.
The BBC could launch its own device aimed at people who have not changed to transmission, according to the existing online service, Davie said.
“We want to freely double as a free universal service to deliver live television on broadband.
“And we want to give a salary development and start a media transmission device with freely incorporated capabilities, with a radically simplified user interface designed specifically to help those who still do not benefit from IP services.”
