We are looking for a seasoned and
skilled Reporter/Presenter for the BBC’s Urdu service based in India. The successful
candidate will have a strong editorial vision and can come up with original
story ideas that can travel and cater to global audiences with creative digital
treatment and formats. You need a strong understanding of the society, culture,
politics of the Urdu-speaking audience and a flair for bringing their stories
to both the Urdu audiences in India and Pakistan and international audiences.
Who We Are
From April 2024, the majority
of the BBC’s Indian operations has moved to the Collective Newsroom which has
been set up by some of the BBC’s most experienced journalists in India. It has
more than 250 journalists and operational staff, bringing you distinctive,
impartial and world-class content and is the BBC’s sole provider of content for
its Indian language websites and social media platforms including English.
Based in the BBC’s largest international market, we bring you the best of
Indian journalism guided by the world’s biggest and most reputable news
organisation. We provide digital, audio and television content in Hindi, Tamil,
Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Telugu as well as English.
Our Vision: “Home to India’s most credible, creative and courageous
journalism.”
Our Mission: “To lead with facts bringing diverse voices through
innovative and impactful journalism in the public interest.”
We are an equal-chance
employer, that strongly supports diversity and inclusion at the workplace, and
encourages female candidates and persons from other diverse groups such as
marginalised, under-privileged communities and differently-abled people, to
apply.
To know more about us, please visit our website : https://collectivenewsroom.com/
Last date to apply: 6 January 2026
About BBC News Urdu
BBC
News Urdu is one of the oldest language services in BBC World Service.
Originally a radio service, it is now a predominantly digital service and provides
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