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BBC planning to share staff with local newspapers as part of reform

The BBC's director general is to lay out plans for the future of the corporation today, including a multi-million pound proposal to share staff and resources with local newspapers.

In a speech, Tony Hall will announce the "Open BBC" plan, which will include a network of 100 "public service reporters" shared with local news providers.

The BBC is also expected to announce an expansion of the World Service, including its first broadcasts into North Korea, as part of plans for its future.

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Lord Hall promises 'open BBC' that works for rivals and public

The BBC Director General has promised an "Open BBC" that will collaborate with media rivals and the public and serves as a "catalyst for this country's incredible talent".

In his first of a four-part response to the government's review of the Royal Charter in 2016, Lord Hall said:

For the next 10 years, we will need to ride two horses - serving those who have adopted the internet and mobile media, while at the same time making sure that those who want to carry on watching and listening to traditional channels continue to be properly served too.

This is where the idea of an open BBC for the internet age comes from."

The director general said that the internet had made it easier to find information but harder to know whether to trust it.

In the internet age our mission is simple: great British programmes and a trusted guide for every one of us.

We want to take all the opportunities the internet creates to inform, educate and entertain in new ways.

And to that traditional mission we would add a fourth imperative - to enable others to do that too.

– Lord Hall, BBC Director General
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