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BBC Director-General Tim Davie and News Chief Deborah Turness Resign Over Misleading Trump Edit

The exits follow a leaked memo alleging Panorama spliced Trump’s Jan. 6 remarks to mislead viewers, ahead of the chair’s appearance before MPs.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 05: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Tim Davie, Director-General of the BBC, attends a service to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NHS at Westminster Abbey on July 5, 2023 in London, England. The NHS was founded in 1948, introduced by Labour's Health Minister Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan, and was the first universal health system free at the point of delivery to be available to all. Currently, the NHS has over 1.6 million interactions with people across the UK per day. Nine in 10 people agree that healthcare should be free of charge, more than four in five agree that care should be available to everyone and that the NHS makes them most proud to be British. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the "Save America Rally" near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Overview

  • Davie said the decision was his and that he must take ultimate responsibility, while Turness told staff the buck stops with her as both announced their departures on Sunday.
  • The BBC said Davie will work with the board on an orderly transition over the coming months following five years as director-general.
  • The disputed edit appeared in Panorama’s Trump: A Second Chance? aired the week before last year’s US election, with the leaked dossier alleging spliced clips and omission of Trump’s call to protest peacefully.
  • Chairman Samir Shah is set to give a full response to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Monday, which reports have indicated is expected to include an apology.
  • The whistleblower memo also alleged broader impartiality failures, including in coverage of Gaza and transgender issues, as the White House branded the edit “100% fake news.”