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12 hours agoAfter resignations at the top, the BBC faces a defining test: What does impartiality mean now?
The sudden departure of the BBC's director general and head of news marks a moment of real consequence for British public service broadcasting. Tim Davie and Deborah Turness's resignations followed controversy over an inaccurately edited clip in a BBC Panorama documentary about Donald Trump. Opponents of the BBC seized on this as further evidence of widespread bias at the broadcaster. It has now become a flashpoint in the wider political and cultural battles surrounding the corporation.
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