BBC resignations over Trump scandal show the pressures on public broadcasters – and why they must resist them
- Written by Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
The resignations of BBC Director-General Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness over dishonest editing of a speech in 2021 by US President Donald Trump raise several disturbing questions.
These concern the effectiveness and integrity of the BBC’s internal editorial procedures for investigating complaints, and the pressure being brought...
