(Left) CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness at an event in London on Oct. 13, 2022. (Right) BBC Director-General Tim Davie at the BBC World Service in London on April 28, 2022. Leon Neal/Getty Images, Hannah McKay/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
The head of the BBC and its top news executive resigned on Nov 9 after the broadcaster was accused of misleading viewers by editing President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6th speech.
BBC confirmed it was cutting ties with Director-General Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness in a series of press releases on Nov. 9.
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