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BBC Director General and News CEO resign

BBC Director General and News CEO resign

Update: 2025-11-09
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The director general of the BBC Tim Davie and the head of news Deborah Turness have resigned following criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing two parts of President Trump's speech together so he appeared to explicitly encourage the Capitol Hill riots of January 2021.



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(Image: BBC Broadcasting House in central London. Credit: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)
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BBC Director General and News CEO resign

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