"Davie said he took ultimate responsibility for mistakes made, saying that quitting his role at the helm of the public broadcaster after five years was entirely my decision. I have been reflecting on the very intense personal and professional demands of managing this role over many years in these febrile times, combined with the fact that I want to give a successor time to help shape the charter plans they will be delivering, he said."
"A documentary by flagship programme Panorama aired a week before last year's US election, splicing together clips of Trump's speech uttered at different points. The edit made it seem as if Trump said: We're going to walk down to the Capitol and I'll be there with you, and we fight. We fight like hell. Critics said it was misleading as it cut out a section where Trump said he wanted supporters to demonstrate peacefully."
"Turness said the controversy about the Trump documentary has reached a stage where it is causing damage to the BBC an institution that I love. As the CEO of BBC News and Current Affairs, the buck stops with me, she added."
The BBC's director-general, Tim Davie, and head of news, Deborah Turness, resigned following controversy over an edited Panorama documentary about Donald Trump's January 6, 2021 speech. The documentary spliced clips to make it appear Trump encouraged the Capitol riot, showing lines such as "We're going to walk down to the Capitol... and we fight like hell," while cutting a section urging peaceful demonstration. Davie accepted ultimate responsibility and cited intense personal and professional demands and the need for a successor to shape charter plans. Turness said the controversy was damaging to the BBC. UK ministers and critics labelled the allegations serious and politically charged.
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