The Digest:
The BBC's top leadership has resigned after the corporation was exposed for deceptively editing a documentary about former US President Donald Trump. Director-General Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness stepped down following a scandal that manipulated Trump's speech to falsely imply he directly incited the Capitol Hill riot, severely damaging the broadcaster's reputation for impartiality.
Key Points:
- BBC Director-General Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness both resigned over the scandal.
- A leaked whistleblowing memo revealed that a Panorama documentary edited Trump's speech misleadingly.
- The edit spliced words from 50 minutes apart to make it seem he urged a fight at the Capitol.
- The original speech showed Trump telling supporters to "cheer on" lawmakers, not storm the building.
- Internal managers had initially refused to accept that the edit was a breach of editorial standards.
- Davie stated he took "ultimate responsibility" for the mistakes that were made.
- The incident has triggered wider questions about institutional bias and trust in the BBC.
Sources: BBC, The Cable
