Deborah Turness says "mistakes have been made" but "allegations that BBC News is institutionally biased are wrong".
BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness have resigned, after a newspaper report suggested a BBC Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by US President Donald Trump.
They announced their resignations in separate emails to all BBC staff, at 18:00.
The BBC's chair Samir Shah also released a statement.
Here are their statements in full:
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