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BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO resign over Trump documentary edit
The BBC’s director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness have resigned after criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by Donald Trump. Davie, in the job for five years, had faced increasing pressure over a series of controversies and accusations of bias that have dogged the public broadcaster.…
Why has Tim Davie resigned and what was the Trump documentary edit?
BBC director general Tim Davie and his head of news, Deborah Turness, have resigned. The BBC had come under fire over a Panorama documentary that was accused of misleadingly editing a speech by Donald Trump to make it look like he was urging people to attack the US Capitol. In emails to staff, both Davie…