The BBC has appointed Rachel Jupp as Director, News Documentaries and Long Form Journalism.
In this role Rachel will shape the strategic vision and direction for the BBC’s long-form journalism and current affairs output. She will sit on the BBC News Board.
Rachel Jupp is the Editorial Executive on the BBC’s Generative AI team, working on all editorial issues related to the use of these tools, considering the risks and the challenges. She has worked in a variety of editorial roles in the BBC, including as editor of Panorama and deputy editor of Newsnight. Prior to that she worked at Channel 4 News and NPR in New York.
Interim CEO of BBC News & Current Affairs, Jonathan Munro, says: “Rachel is one of the most experienced leaders in the news industry, with a track record of outstanding work, both inside and outside the BBC. I’m delighted she’s decided to return to the UK to take up this key role and we look forward to welcoming her back.”
Rachel Jupp says: “The BBC makes some of the world’s best news documentaries, podcasts and radio programming and it’s a great privilege to be asked to lead the teams behind them. People want analysis, in-depth reporting and the best investigative journalism from the BBC and I’m really looking forward to starting this new role, providing editorial and strategic leadership across our long form output.”
This new role was created as part of the Action Plan in response to the Peter Johnston Review into the BBC documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone.
Rachel will start her role later next year.
Pippa Considine
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