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Poisoned chalice? The BBC’s struggles to find a successor to Tim Davie

As the director general prepares to stand down, potential candidates have fallen away amid a series of crises

The Guardian - UK

Head of culture select committee advises against replacing BBC chairman

It comes after director-general Tim Davie and chief executive of BBC News Deborah Turness resigned in the wake of controversy over an edited speech.

Evening Standard

Toxic culture of distrust at BBC led to recent resignations, former deputy director says

Mark Damazer says over-assertive board and executives feeling ‘embattled’ played into departures of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness

The Guardian - UK

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Banerji criticises BBC board over resignations of Davie and Turness

Shumeet Banerji published his full letter of resignation on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

BBC has shown ‘leak and launch’ tactics work to destabilise it, ex-board member says

Shumeet Banerji says Turness was forced out without allowing reasoned discussion between board members

The Guardian - UK

Claims of systemic problems with BBC news coverage disputed by former adviser

Caroline Daniel tells MPs leaked memo by Michael Prescott that sparked resignations at BBC did not provide full picture

The Guardian - UK

BBC chairman says director-general role too big for one person as job advertised

The advert for the top BBC job went live on Monday after Tim Davie announced earlier this month that he would be stepping down from the role.

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Chairman Samir Shah says BBC was too slow in responding to Panorama Trump edit

Mr Shah gave evidence to MPs at a Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Monday.

Evening Standard

BBC begins search for new director-general following Tim Davie’s resignation

The role of BBC director-general has gone live on the BBC careers website following Tim Davie’s resignation.

Evening Standard

BBC in crisis: key questions to answer as Commons select committee meets

MPs will examine Michael Prescott’s claims of liberal bias in coverage of Gaza, racial diversity and trans issues

The Guardian - UK

BBC to expand standards panel and add deputy director general after bias row

Planned overhaul of editorial guidelines committee would dilute influence of Tory board appointment Robbie Gibb

The Guardian - UK

BBC board member Shumeet Banerji resigns

The resignation comes a fortnight after the corporation’s director general and chief executive quit.

Evening Standard

BBC content chief: Tim Davie will be hard to replace

Kate Phillips said the director-general’s resignation came like a ‘bolt from the blue’.

The Independent UK

Naga Munchetty 'allowed to remain on BBC Breakfast under strict conditions' amid bullying probe

The BBC Breakfast presenter, 50, has been accused of ‘bullying’ a colleague and making a ‘wildly unprofessional’ off-air sex joke

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BBC has had ‘no further contact’ from Donald Trump’s lawyers ‘at this point’

Following an apology from the BBC, the US president said he still plans to sue the corporation.

The Independent UK

Why is Trump suing the BBC? How a controversial speech edit sparked a $10 billion lawsuit

The saga has seen two senior executives resign and threats of a $5bn lawsuit

The Guardian - UK

‘Not for the faint-hearted’: is running the BBC an impossible job?

After Tim Davie’s resignation, the next director general will face internal strife, external noise and looming talks over the corporation’s existence and purpose

Evening Standard

Pudsey Bear and Lenny Rush become BBC ‘big cheeses’ in Children In Need sketch

The sketch of Pudsey Bear and Rush as two new BBC bosses comes after the resignation of director-general Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness.

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The Guardian - UK

Ex-BBC boss leads calls for end to political appointments to board

Tony Hall urges government to bolster BBC’s independence as MPs and union seek Robbie Gibb’s removal from board

Evening Standard

Naga Munchetty 'under formal BBC probe as more complaints pile up after bullying and sex joke claims'

The BBC Breakfast presenter, 50, has been accused of ‘bullying’ a colleague and making a ‘wildly unprofessional’ off-air sex joke that left a staffer ‘humiliated’

The Guardian - UK

BBC apologises to Trump over edited speech but rejects compensation claim

‘We strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim’, reads statement expressing ‘sincere regrets’ over Panorama episode

International Business Times UK

Trump's War on the Media: Inside the '$1BN BBC Threat' and His History of Lawsuits

Trump's £760M threat to the BBC mirrors past lawsuits against ABC and CBS, revealing a wider campaign to silence the press.

The Independent UK

BBC-Trump live: Broadcaster apologises to US president but rejects $1bn pay demand

US president had given corporation until Friday to respond to his lawsuit threat with compensation

The Independent UK

We must fight for our journalism, defiant BBC boss says after Trump legal threat

Outgoing boss rallies staff after Donald Trump’s court threat and demand for $1bn compensation

The Conversation

The political meddling that led to BBC crisis – and how to stop it in the future

The resignations of the BBC’s director general and director of news were shocking. Perhaps just as shocking is the US$1 billion legal threat the broadcaster now faces from US president Donald Trump.

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