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BBC Director-General George Entwistle resigns in wake of Newsnight sex abuse scandal
dailymail.co.uk ^ | Nov 10 2012 | Leon Watson and Anna Edwards

Posted on 11/10/2012 1:36:33 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper

The BBC's Director General George Entwistle has stepped down tonight in wake of Newsnight sex abuse scandal.

He made the statement outside New Broadcasting House alongside Lord Patten, the chair of the BBC Trust.

The explosive announcement came hours after the editor-in-chief was humiliated live on air by one of his own presenters today over the Newsnight report that wrongly implicated former Tory treasurer Lord McAlpine in child abuse.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: bbc
Tsk-Tsk. BBC got busted trying to shift the focus from their own pedophile scandal, on to an innocent Tory politician and are now using the old incompetent bungling idiot defense tactic.

Disgusting but not surprising, coming from the BBC.

1 posted on 11/10/2012 1:36:37 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

apparently their medi is as tolerant of pedophilia as ours


2 posted on 11/10/2012 1:37:52 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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Sky News HQ
3 posted on 11/10/2012 1:59:07 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper (Unbelievable / Believable!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Just to point out that the BBC star accused, which has kicked off this whole scandal/hysteria/issue, is still an alleged paedo. Nothing bar numerous allegations has yet to be proven.


4 posted on 11/10/2012 3:58:49 PM PST by the scotsman (i)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

It’s a farce. BBC tried to fake a scandal of conservative party member to distract public attention.


5 posted on 11/10/2012 4:40:45 PM PST by granada
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To: granada

They didnt fake a scandal, they simply accepted the word of a fantasist without proper checks.


6 posted on 11/11/2012 4:30:12 PM PST by the scotsman (i)
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