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BBC Resigning Director General Tim Davie Acknowledges ‘Mistake' in Trump Speech Editing, but Tells Staff: ‘We've Got to Fight for Our Journalism'
Outgoing BBC director general Tim Davie, who resigned on Sunday amid a scandal over documentary program “Panorama’s” editing of Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 speech, addressed his staff at the broadcaster’s headquarters on Tuesday.

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BBC head Tim Davie resigns over doctored footage of Trump’s Jan. 6 speech in documentary
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The outgoing boss of the BBC said he was "very proud" of the broadcaster's journalism, two days after he quit following accusations of bias and the threat of legal action from U.S. President Donald Tr...

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Nandy says BBC must 'uphold highest standards' but warns against 'sustained attack' on corporation
Donald Trump seeks $1 billion in damages in legal threat to BBC
BBC latest: Outgoing boss reveals reasons for quitting and admits 'mistakes cost us' - as $1bn threat looms
Davie wrote that the BBC "is of unique value and speaks to the very best of us" in "increasingly polarised times".

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Culture secretary makes statement on BBC as Davie tells staff to 'fight for our journalism'
Donald Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1bn over January 6 speech edit

Timeline of BBC scandals that led to Tim Davie's resignation

As Tim Davie resigned as director-general of the BBC, Yahoo UK looks back at the scandals the corporation faced during his tenure.

Tim Davie slammed for claiming BBC’s failings are being ‘weaponised’ as clock ticks on Trump’s $1billion lawsuit threat

OUTGOING BBC boss Tim Davie was accused of a “bunker mentality” tonight after claiming the Corporation’s enemies were “weaponising” its failings. The director-general told staff they had to “fight

Tim Davie launches fightback against BBC’s ‘enemies’

Tim Davie has blamed “enemies” of the BBC for stoking the bias scandal engulfing the corporation, declaring the broadcaster “the very best of society”. Mr Davie struck a defiant stance as he addressed staff for the first time since his resignation, in a speech that alarmed critics of the BBC demanding root-and-branch changes.
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Tim Davie: BBC is the ‘best of society’

So. Farewell then Tim Davie. The BBC Director General undertook the first leg of his long goodbye tour today, speaking to some of his 23,000 staff in true Corporation style: on a call with the Director of Internal Communications.

Strictly star 'wants to replace BBC boss Tim Davie' as they make bombshell quip

BBC Director-General Tim Davie stepped down from their role on Sunday amid the latest scandal, and plenty of people are expressing their opinions

Trump-BBC live: Tim Davie admits ‘mistakes cost us’ in call to staff after Trump’s $1bn legal threat

After Tim Davie and Deborah Turness quit and Samir Shah apologises, US leader claims broadcaster ‘tried to interfere in election’

John Torode breaks silence on MasterChef axe as BBC boss Tim Davie forced out

John Torode has broken his silence after being dropped from MasterChef, saying he has “nothing to prove”, just hours after BBC boss Tim Davie was forced out amid mounting scandal.
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