Bio

Background and Format: The BBC News Business and Economics Unit aims to provide business and economics news to a national audience, available online.   Programme Maker/Production Company: BBC Target Audience: The BBC also aims to provide output that serves and represents the UK, its nations, regions and its various diverse communities. Stats: We cannot issue audience figures due to contractual restraints, please visit BARB here.    Tips for PRs: There is an informal meeting at 7:45am with Editors and key Correspondents about the main stories of the day At 9:00am there is an Editorial Meeting with other BBC Units about what is coming up, what information they have so far, etc. The Business & Economics Unit has a Staff Meeting at 10am, followed by a series of rolling discussions throughout the day. The bizplan@bbc.co.uk email address is the best point of contact for anyone wishing to get their story on the planning calendar and the forward planning stage at the BBC. Individual Editors should only be approached with top-level information. Top level is determined by whether the story goes beyond the simple, factual point - what bigger thing might it be covering. The BBC cannot accept traditional product press releases because the BBC cannot endorse products. The BBC will not carry out competitions. BBC News journalists generally work across all BBC formats - TV, Radio and Online. BBC News is a 24 hour news service, for this reason, lead times are dependent on the story. The UK Specialist department is made up of several BBC departments including Education & Social Affairs, Health and Science & Nature. For global business news and advice, the Twitter feed is www.twitter.com/BBCWorldBiz