"The shock resignation of the director general, Tim Davie, and the head of news, Deborah Turness, make it look as if the BBC accepts that it does indeed suffer from serious and systemic bias in its coverage of issues including Donald Trump, Gaza and trans rights. But in this political coup, only the BBC's sworn ideological foes think a cherrypicked sample of journalistic errors amounts to systemic bias."
"It was indeed a bad mistake to splice together two bits of Donald Trump's speech; but it needed a quick apology, not a decapitation. The BBC's chair, Samir Shah, I'm told, tried to persuade Davie to stay to avoid this apparent capitulation to critics: Davie should indeed have stood his ground, not weakened the BBC by walking away. How right Nick Robinson was on Saturday's Today programme:"
"There is also a political campaign by people who want to destroy the organisation that you are currently listening to, backed up by the veteran broadcaster John Simpson, who said Robinson was exactly right. Many more need to speak up everywhere. Boris Johnson said he'd stop paying the licence fee until the BBC grovelled. Bravo again for Robinson's retaliatory tweet:"
The BBC experienced the sudden resignations of director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness following a controversy over edited coverage and accusations of systemic bias. A spliced clip of Donald Trump’s speech provoked critics who insist on pervasive institutional partiality across topics including Trump, Gaza, and trans rights. BBC chair Samir Shah reportedly urged Davie to remain, arguing departure would appear to capitulate to opponents. Prominent presenters like Nick Robinson defended the organisation while political figures such as Boris Johnson pressured it by threatening licence-fee withholding. Internal board tensions and appointments, notably Robbie Gibb’s role, intensified concerns about ideological influence.
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