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World Service must be fully state-funded to counter disinformation, say BBC bosses

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65% Informative

Russian and Chinese state media spending 8bn a year , compared with World Service's 400 m budget.

Concerns about the scale of state-backed content after Russia ’s invasion of Ukraine .

BBC figures believe it is undeniable’ that the government should shoulder the costs of championing “western values” via the financially strained World Service .

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72

Informative language

72

Neutral language

59

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

52

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

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short-lived

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