STV news strike takes election coverage off air

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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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