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Tim Davie ignored concerns about BBC Trump documentary – Dinenage

Director-general Tim Davie resigned over the editing of a speech by Donald Trump.

Evening Standard

BBC chair apologises for Trump speech edit but defends corporation against bias claims

Samir Shah says BBC ‘must champion impartiality’, as Ed Davey warns UK must ‘defend our democracy from foreign interference’

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit as chair says speech edit was ‘error of judgment’ – as it happened

BBC chair Samir Shah apologises for way in which speech from US president was edited after corporation’s two most senior executives resign

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BBC chairman expected to apologise for Trump speech edit after Davie resignation

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she was ‘confident’ BBC bosses would treat allegations of bias seriously.

The Independent UK

Trump 'corrupt' attack on BBC slapped down by No10 as 'fake news' crisis grows after Tim Davie quit

BBC chairman Samir Shah is expected to apologise for the way a speech by Donald Trump was edited for Panorama

Evening Standard

Why have Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resigned from the BBC?

Davie stepped down following intense pressure after a series of scandals

The Independent UK

Here’s how the BBC’s new director-general will be chosen

Tim Davie announced he will step down as director-general of the BBC after five years in the role

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How will the new BBC director-general be chosen?

Tim Davie’s successor will be appointed by the BBC Board which ensures the corporation delivers its mission and public purposes.

Evening Standard

The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in

The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism

The Guardian - UK

BBC bias row: how a week of hostile headlines from rightwing media led to resignations

Rightwing media have published a series of attacks on the corporation after a memo from a former BBC adviser critical of its output

The Guardian - UK

Lisa Nandy says she still has confidence in BBC leaders after Trump speech edit

Culture secretary has spoken to BBC chair Samir Shah about criticised edit of US president’s 6 January 2021 speech

The Guardian - UK

Nandy ‘confident’ BBC bosses will deal with bias allegations

The corporation is expected to apologise on Monday following concerns about how a speech by Donald Trump was edited in Panorama.

Evening Standard

The Tube presenter, the former ballerina and the banker: the BBC board’s members

While the director general, Tim Davie, is often in the spotlight, here is what you need to know about the rest of the broadcaster’s leadership

The Guardian - UK

Tim Davie calls BBC’s Bob Vylan Glastonbury broadcast ‘significant mistake’

The corporation’s director-general faced questions from MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

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The Independent UK

Tim Davie insists he is fit to lead the BBC in the ‘right way’ amid scandals

The BBC has been criticised for a number of failings in recent months

Evening Standard

Tim Davie says he can ‘lead’ the BBC in ‘right way’ in wake of scandals

The BBC has been criticised for a number of failings in recent months which included breaching its own accuracy guidelines and misconduct allegations.

Evening Standard

Tim Davie says MasterChef ‘absolutely’ has a future with the BBC beyond 2028

The 58-year-old was speaking as the BBC unveiled its annual report.

The Guardian - UK

BBC to look at overhauling licence fee as 300,000 more households stop paying

Annual report says pace of change amid battle with streaming rivals is ‘a moment of real jeopardy for the sector’

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The Independent UK

Screen time rewires your child’s brain. Here’s what you can do about it

Scans show screen time can change the brain’s physical structure and pathways

The Independent UK

BBC executives ‘draw a line in the sand’ after workplace culture review

The review was announced in 2024 in the wake of the furore over disgraced former newsreader Huw Edwards.

The Guardian - UK

BBC still has figures who can make life unbearable for colleagues, says chair

Samir Shah warns of abuse of power as overhaul of workplace culture announced after high-profile cases

Evening Standard

BBC must take quicker action when staff step out of line, report says

The review has looked into ‘preventing abuse of power and ensuring everyone at the BBC conducts themselves in line’ with its values.

The Independent UK

BBC warns of ‘unprecedented’ issues after £1bn drop in income

The corporation issued the warning after two years when the licence fee was frozen.

The Conversation

BBC Gaza documentary: how an editorial blame game overshadowed an important film and destroyed trust

The war in Gaza has been a notoriously controversial and difficult story to cover as a journalist. The Israeli government banned international journalists from the territory. At least 171 journalists and media workers in Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank have been killed since the war began.

Evening Standard

Lisa Nandy leaves door open to wealthy paying more for BBC

The Culture Secretary said it was ‘unacceptable’ that mainly vulnerable women were being prosecuted for not paying the licence fee.

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