Outgoing director general tells staff ‘we have to be very clear and stand up for our journalism’
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Tim Davie has hit out at the “weaponisation” of criticisms of the BBC, as he addressed staff after his shock resignation as its director general.
Thanking staff for their support, Davie reassured them that the narrative around the corporation “will not just be given by our enemies” after a week in which senior politicians have accused it of systemic bias in its reporting.
“I do hear everyone when we have to be very clear and stand up for our journalism,” he said. “We are in a unique and pressure organisation. I see the free press under pressure. I see the weaponisation. I think we’ve got a fight for our journalism. I’m really proud of our work.
