Outgoing BBC News boss: 'the buck stops with me'

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The outgoing BBC News CEO Deborah Turness says "the buck stops with me", while also insisting that BBC News is "not institutionally biased", after she and the BBC's Director-General Tim Davie resigned over a report into the editing of a speech by US President Donald Trump.   Report by Keechl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00I would like to say it has been the privilege of my career to serve as the CEO of BBC News

00:05and to work with our brilliant team of journalists.

00:09I stepped down over the weekend because the buck stopped with me.

00:13But I'd like to make one thing very clear.

00:16BBC News is not institutionally biased.

00:20That's why it's the world's most trusted news provider.

00:25Why did you fail to deal with the mistakes that were made?

00:28And see my teams. Thank you so much.

00:30Do you think that the journalists are corrupt?

00:34Of course our journalists are corrupt.

00:38Our journalists are hard-working people who strive for impartiality.

00:42And I will stand by their journalism.

00:44Is there institutional bias at the BBC?

00:45There is no institutional bias. Mistakes are made, but there's no institutional bias.

00:48But why weren't the mistakes dealt with on Trump, on anti-Semitism, on women's rights?

00:54I'm sure that story will emerge. But for now, I'm going to go and see our teams.

00:57Do you think the board acted against you?

00:58Do you think the board acted against you?

01:01Thank you very much.

01:04Thank you very much.

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