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Does the Gary Lineker crisis put the BBC’s values ​​to the test? – BBC News Arabic

  • David Silito
  • Media and arts reporter

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When the BBC’s director-general, Tim Davie, took office in 2020, he declared “impartiality” as his overriding principle.

Three years later, the dispute over this principle and how to apply it in the organization led to a crisis that clearly surprised the managers.

The familiar fixtures of the weekly TV schedule are dropping in unexpectedly and in quick succession, evidence that the crisis has become something much bigger than a feud over a few tweets.

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