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Fran Unsworth

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Gender Male
Age 66
Date of birth December 29,1957
Zodiac sign Capricorn
Born Newcastle-under-Lyme
United Kingdom
Employer BBC
Job Journalist
Media proprietor
Education The University of Manchester
St. Dominic's Grammar School for Boys and Girls
Titl BBC News
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Francesca Mary Unsworth is a British journalist and media executive. Since January 2018 she has been Director, News & Current Affairs for BBC News. She was appointed in succession to James Harding. Before then she served in various senior positions in the BBC, including director of the BBC World Service Group.

Deborah Turness: ITN boss to be new CEO of BBC News

Deborah Turness: ITN boss to be new CEO of BBC News
Jan 6,2022 2:18 pm

...Deborah Turness has been appointed the BBC s new CEO of news and current affairs, replacing Fran Unsworth...

Laura Kuenssberg to step down as BBC's political editor

Laura Kuenssberg to step down as BBC's political editor
Dec 20,2021 3:31 pm

... BBC Director of News Fran Unsworth said: " Laura s a born journalist and she s done an amazing job as political editor...

BBC-Briefing on the case: How do I use it?

BBC-Briefing on the case: How do I use it?
Feb 23,2020 8:31 pm

... The BBC Director of news and current Affairs, Fran Unsworth, said: In a rapidly changing world, with the increasing polarization and disinformation, it is the great questions of the day, it is difficult to understand...

Mr. Hall, step down as BBC Director-General

Mr. Hall, step down as BBC Director-General
Feb 16,2020 10:17 am

... Fran Unsworth, is another contender, as Anne Bulford, who left the company last year...

BBC Briefing on immigration: How can I use it?

BBC Briefing on immigration: How can I use it?
Feb 16,2020 10:16 am

... The BBC Director of news and current Affairs, Fran Unsworth, said: In a rapidly changing world, with the increasing polarization and disinformation, it is difficult to understand the big questions of the day, so the BBC News is trying to help a new way the sense of some complex issues...

Our Planet questions: What is the BBC's plan at all?

Our Planet questions: What is the BBC's plan at all?
Feb 16,2020 10:09 am

... the BBC s Director of News, Fran Unsworth, said: We are very aware of our own impact on the environment and our responsible travel policy means that we only fly when necessary...

General Election 2019: Huw Edwards to lead BBC coverage

General Election 2019: Huw Edwards to lead BBC coverage
Feb 16,2020 7:49 am

... Fran Unsworth, the BBC s director of news, said he would be the perfect presenter to have at the helm as a trusted and authoritative guide ...

Tributes paid after BBC News journalist Hanna Yusuf dies aged 27

Tributes paid after BBC News journalist Hanna Yusuf dies aged 27
Feb 16,2020 6:44 am

... The BBC s Fran Unsworth, director of news, said Hanna was a talented young journalist who was widely admired and her death was terrible news ...

Our Planet questions: What is the BBC's plan at all?

Feb 16,2020 6:39 am

The Bbc has announced plans for a year-long series of special programming and reporting on Climate Change .

A number of news services and shows are planned as part of the Our Planet Matters project.

These include a new monthly video feature from the Bbc weather, and the reporting of debates and events around the Globe .

Digital TV and radio outlets-they are all part of.

Sir David Attenborough is planning a new hour-long documentary for the Our Planet Affairs programs. Extinction: The facts examines the Fragile State of the Natural World .

"We need to realize that this is not play", "This is an urgent problem that must be solved, and, what is more, we know How To do it. "

How can I follow?

Online, the Bbc will produce a new explainer, interactive tools and guides to help you sort through the jargon and analyze what is happening in the UK and on our ever-changing planet. You can visit again

the Bbc . com start, Future Planet, look at how people around The World , the problems faced by Climate Change .

In a new series for Bbc Two , Ade Adepitan travel to countries on the front line of Climate Change , to find out what humanity will do in order to perhaps The Greatest challenge in our history in a three-part series, Ade on the front line of Climate Change .

Radio 4 PM programme, the air of The Environment , in 10 objects. Each episode will deal with the environmental impacts, the react is a household item, and as we can to the climate crisis at Home

have triggered the Devastating forest fires in Australia, a greater awareness of the risks from Climate Change

A new weekly podcast on The World Service, to investigate Climate Change in the science, business and policy perspectives with The Help of journalists from all over The World .

Bbc weather now plans to help in a monthly climate-Check-service to The Audience you identify trends behind The Daily weather.

Adam Bullimore, head of Bbc weather says it will be a chance to share "a little more with The Audience than the typical weather forecast", and focuses on the impact of the data, such as CO2 emissions and the Arctic sea-ice measurements on Our Planet .

The Bbc is also on the build On Friday, Bbc Breakfast and the news channel will talk live from the Glasgow Science Centre , to make plans, Scotland's largest city climate neutral by 2030, and how will this affect its people

In the summer, the Bbc , the host of the climate debate. Experts and people from all over the UK and together to The Audience , event.

What's with the foreign?

Our global network of Bbc correspondents report on the impact of Climate Change on The Environment and communities from all corners of The World .

The Bbc 's global network of correspondents covers the protection of the climate from around The World

That even includes Antarctica. Chief environmental correspondent Justin Rowlatt are the reports of the colossal ice mass.

All by 2020, the Bbc report about the countries, people and technologies are the leaders in the fight against Climate Change .

Scientific work is also a focus. There is cover to understand how researchers are trying, the pace of Climate Change and its impact on the Natural World .

How will the objectives of the Bbc to its own climate?

According to the Bbc press office, the company, your carbon footprint is reduced to 78% in the past year by the purchase of renewables to meet electricity used on large sites and is on the way, remove all single-use plastics from the Bbc sites by the end of 2020.

The Corporation now wants to go carbon-neutral, and has initiated a project to identify what measures are necessary and how quickly they can be achieved.

"We are committed to Responsible Travel policies, including travel, if necessary, using technology such as video conferencing, improving the fuel efficiency of our vehicle fleet and the introduction of electric vehicles," a statement reads. "Currently one of our contract partners offsets the CO2 emissions of our flights with them, and we will investigate whether there is room to do more. "

the Bbc 's Director of News, Fran Unsworth , said: "We are very aware of Our Own impact on The Environment and our Responsible Travel policy means that we only fly when necessary. "

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