The BBC has found itself at the centre of a storm regarding its Newsbeat bulletins on the flagship radio station, BBC Radio 1. Airing during the station’s breakfast show with Greg James, Newsbeat bulletins have quietly been shortened in length from three minutes to just one. The decision comes after the Beeb had promised to protect Radio 1’s news output amid changes made to the corporation’s operating licence by Ofcom last year. US publication Deadline reported the BBC had declined to comment on whether the cutting of Newsbeat’s airtime was a permanent or temporary measure. It also heard from …
