Lala Najafova

Senior Communications Specialist, BBC World Service Group Communications (views expressed here are my own)

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Fiona Crack, Interim Global Director, BBC News, speaks with Rodrigo Carvalho, @GloboNews, about the importance of journalism and its role today @sxswlndn

#SXSWLondon

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“Independent and impartial news has never been more important”

BBC World Service is launching BBC News Magyarul (Hungarian) and BBC News Romania (Romanian), aided by AI translation technology, following the success of BBC News Polska (Polish).

This means that from this summer, BBC World Service will be available in 45 languages.

https://t.co/K0LiD1Dl0b

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80 years of the BBC’s effort to reach Russian audiences - beating the radio jammers and the internet blockers - a challenge that is both harder and more important than ever https://t.co/b9Vm3cpHgr

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This tweet neglects to point out that BBC Persian corrected this mistake - made during a live simultaneous translation - on air and on X

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A joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters

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Hello Malaysia! 🇲🇾

BBC World Questions is coming to Kuala Lumpur on 10 June. Put your questions to a panel of politicians and academics, as they debate the country’s political and economic future.

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https://t.co/bpYRuCfF1U

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BBC statement on the threats to BBC News Persian journalists

BBC Director-General, Tim Davie, says ‘we call on the Iranian authorities to immediately cease this campaign of intimidation and to stop targeting journalists with violence, threats, and psychological warfare’

More here⬇️
https://t.co/5TwdOqVIJz

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The BBC World Service is launching a website in Polish next month using AI translation. Translated BBC News content (with human oversight and labelled) will sit alongside original regional content from Polish-speaking journalists https://t.co/dxwxxdYHsU

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"A major step towards serving more audiences around the world with content they can trust": BBC World Service to launch BBC News Polska, a new offer for Polish-speaking audiences. Read more here⬇️
https://t.co/hiYKyj4rea

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New research demonstrates the impact and influence of the BBC around the🌎as well as changes to global media trends 📡 You can read the full report from @bbcworldservice here ⬇️
https://t.co/LphqAf8W3d

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📺 BBC News Burmese launches on direct-to-home video channel in the aftermath of Myanmar earthquake

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/qmTMNCIdUZ

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‘I fear for my loved ones’: Russian BBC journalists shaken by ‘foreign agents’ label - read the Guardian story by @michaelsavage https://t.co/EsbIlkxFv8

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How to Survive a Warzone: The lives of 4 kids surviving in Gaza - BBC News

🎥 Monday 17 Feb

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From thought-provoking explainers to in-depth explorations of the big issues of our time: BBC News Sinhala's new YouTube channel will deliver videos about issues relevant to Sinhala-speaking audiences ↓ https://t.co/z5tQwGGj73

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Deborah Turness - AI Distortion is new threat to trusted information https://t.co/Hst8sHFd88

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A BBC statement on the Russian authorities’ designation of BBC journalists as “foreign agents”

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Making language learning fun and enjoyable: BBC Learning English has announced the podcast series "My Song, My Home" - a musical tour of Britain, offering global audiences an opportunity to learn English by meeting local musicians from across the UK https://t.co/U7xmt1r4bu

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BBC News Ukraine has revealed the names of the winning authors of its Book of the Year 2024 awards: Yulia Ilyukha, Grasya Oliyko, and Yuriy Roketsky. Read more about the accolade, now in its 20th year⬇️
https://t.co/RkE7vMtlKe

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Free Mini: BBC Eye follows the survivor of an online monkey-torture ring, as she takes her first steps into the wild with her adoptive family. The investigation led to legal changes in the UK, obliging social-media firms to remove online animal cruelty content from their platforms. Read more here ⬇️
https://t.co/QD4YCL1BPI

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📣 At a critical moment of challenge for stability, security, and democracy worldwide, BBC Director-General Tim Davie talks about the unique global role of the BBC World Service.

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/QsDsJqBJSP