STV news strike takes election coverage off air
News Source : BBC News
News Summary
- There will be no Scottish news bulletins or television coverage of the Scottish election results.
- The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and broadcast union BECTU are protesting about a pay freeze at the company.
- STV says the freeze is needed to help the company's finances and protect jobs.
- A number of staff at STV have left recently as the company has reshaped its news operation.
- It proposes to show less purely local news and end the separate news service for the north of Scotland.
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