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The idea of offering several solutions is to ensure that one or two, or perhaps three, are selected.
We are making huge cuts across our organizations, but we are striving not to affect news services. Earlier, I was proud to say that we hadn’t cut any journalist posts. That is very true and we are proud of it. We have chosen not to touch the news services we provide, even though they are very expensive. On the other hand, we are making cuts elsewhere, of course. We haven’t replaced several people who have retired in other departments. Honestly, we’re operating with a severely reduced workforce. We’ve made cuts in all sorts of areas, such as our insurance. We’ve gone through the list of all our expenses and done an incredible job.
However, I still maintain that we need help to encourage journalists, particularly young journalists, to come and work in the regions. I’m talking about support for them, not for us, because it would give them a better salary than I’m able to offer. I think that, too, could be something that wouldn’t be complicated to set up and would be a huge help to the regions. We know these journalists will eventually move back to the bigger centres anyway, but—
