with a funding gap of £500 million. the result has been a series of budget cuts, the latest of which hit the news division on wednesday. although more money is being put into digitaljournalism and some broadcast services are being expanded the news at one doubling in length to an hour, for instance elsewhere, savings are being made. newsnight is losing half its staff, shortening its duration, and instead of the current magazine format with filmed reports and investigations, will become an interview, debate and discussion show. gabriel gatehouse, a former correspondent on the programme, had this response. but viewer david wright pointed out. while terry pearson questioned the thinking behind this week s changes. well, we ll be discussing the logic behind wednesday s announcement in a moment. but first, if this is the end of newsnight as we know it, what exactly is being lost without any dedicated correspondents and i should say, i was one of them in the 1990s or a bud
Williams 6 month suspension from nightly news. This morning how his comments about an experience covering the war in iraq led to williams temporary removal. And stewart stunner. John stewart says he plans to leave the daily show after 16 years. In my heart i know its time for someone else. The announcement rocking hollywood, washington and his millions of fans today wednesday, february 11, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Apparently when jon stewart made that announcement there were kind of gasps. Its hard to imagine the late night landscape without jon stewart. He has done so much. He should be proud of those 16 years. Well have more on that stunner. We start with our top story, a sad one. A tribute to american aid worker Kayla Mueller who died in the hands of isis. Tributes are growing. President obama is vowing to bring her captors to just
American hostage held by isis. U. S. Intelligence believed mueller was given as a bribe to al qaeda. And seeking war authority. Brian williams out of his news anchor chair six months without pay. A rumor nbc will have tom brokaw fill in. Asked why, the only icon from the 80s is bill cosby. He made the news funny. Comedian jon stewart is stepping down. Dinner with my family who i have heard from multiple sources a lovely people. Jackie robinson west Little League team violated rules using ineligible players. In san diego, the sports anchor for cbs affiliate is recovering from gun shot wounds. The suspect has given up peacefully and in custody with us. A deteriorateing situation in yemen, relocating staff at the u. S. Embassy, more than 40 injuresed in 100car pileup. All that in italy, police say theyve seize add painting attributed to leonardo da vinci. And all that matters this actually is my last appearance with you. Are you not feeling well . I doubt ill have anything to plug before
We look at the roles of celebrity, trust, and new media have changed the way americans consume news. Plus, David Axelrod on his years advising president obama and why, despite his time in washington, he Still Believes in the political process. I just wanted to write a story about my own journey to make the case its worthwhile to engage in this process. This is a great example of an enormous amount of mechanical energy which is currently being completely wasted. Woodruff the politics and red tape blocking hydropower a Renewable Energy source with untapped potential. We kept thinking, gee they really ought to be a way we could use that water. We were having to jump through the same hoops that if you are going to move boulder dam. Woodruff those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. At lincoln financial, we believe that you are the boss of
We look at the roles of celebrity, trust, and new media have changed the way americans consume news. Plus, David Axelrod on his years advising president obama and why, despite his time in washington, he Still Believes in the political process. I just wanted to write a story about my own journey to make the case its worthwhile to engage in this process. This is a great example of an enormous amount of mechanical energy which is currently being completely wasted. Woodruff the politics and red tape blocking hydropower a Renewable Energy source with untapped potential. We kept thinking, gee they really ought to be a way we could use that water. We were having to jump through the same hoops that if you are going to move boulder dam. Woodruff those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. At lincoln financial, we believe that you are the boss of