The BBC board turned on news boss Deborah Turness during a tense meeting where she attempted to defend the corporation against accusations of bias. The criticisms stemmed from the alleged doctoring of a Donald Trump speech, which the board believed was designed to deceive viewers. Additionally, Turness faced backlash over a leaked dossier detailing claims of an "LGBT desk" with the power to veto stories challenging their views on gender ideology.
Turness, having recently taken on the role of chief executive of news and current affairs, had prepared a statement acknowledging the mishandled editing of the Trump speech. However, her attempt to downplay the incident and her arguments about the omission of a visual cue to differentiate parts of th... download the app to read more
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