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The BBC controversies faced by Tim Davie during his time in charge
Tim Davie stepping down as director-general of the BBC comes after several controversies faced by the broadcaster in recent years.
His resignation came at the same time as that of BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness, at the end of a week in which concerns about impartiality were raised over how a speech by US President Donald Trump was edited in an episode of Panorama. "While not being the only reason, the current debate around BBC News has understandably contributed to my decision," Mr Davie wrote in a note sent to staff.
"Overall, the BBC is delivering well, but there have been some mistakes made and as director-general I have to take ultimate responsibility." Mr Davie has been in the role for five years and at the BBC for 20 in total, having previously worked as director of marketing, director of audio and music, and chief executive of BBC Studios. Here are the controversies the broadcaster has faced in recent years.
The Trump documentary edit A memo sent in the summer by a former external adviser to the BBC's editorial standards committee, highlighting the edit of a Donald Trump speech as well as other concerns about impartiality, was first reported by The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday. The concerns regard clips spliced together from sections of a speech made by the US president on 6 January 2021, featured in the Panorama programme Trump: A Second Chance? It made it appear that Mr Trump told supporters he was going to walk to the US Capitol with them to "fight like hell.
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