Today programme suffers ‘body blow’ as BBC prioritises social and digital content

Staff at Radio 4 show, which has 5 million listeners, told making content for likes of TikTok will take precedence for correspondents

The task of briefing the nation on Radio 4's agenda-setting Today programme has been one of the most urgent tasks facing the BBC's top journalists for decades.

Insiders at the corporation, however, say that duty has effectively been downgraded, after an edict that will result in correspondents prioritising making content for TikTok, Instagram and other digital platforms.