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Newsnight

# newsnight - Friday 22 February, 2013

BBC to publish censored Newsnight Jimmy Savile report

The Pollard Review found that Newsnight’s decision to shelf the report in December 2011 had been “flawed”.

# newsnight - Wednesday 19 December, 2012

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Official report finds ‘critical lack of leadership’ in BBC over Savile

The decision to drop an investigation into sexual abuse against Jimmy Savile was “flawed”, according to an investigator.

# newsnight - Thursday 15 November, 2012

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Ofcom launches investigation into both the BBC and ITV

The news comes as Lord McAlpine, who had been wrongly identified as being part of a paedophile ring, is expected to reach a settlement with the BBC.

# newsnight - Monday 12 November, 2012

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BBC showed ‘basic’ journalistic failings in abuse story

An internal investigation at the BBC has found “basic” journalistic failures in a news report which wrongly accused a senior politician of child abuse.

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New York Times in spotlight as ex-BBC chief takes reins

Mark Thompson assumed his new role at The New York Times today amid questions about whether the crisis engulfing the BBC would spill over to the US news organisation.

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Video: Acting BBC director general walks off live TV interview

On his first day in the job as well.

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BBC director of news and her deputy ‘step aside’

The crisis at the BBC continues.

# newsnight - Saturday 10 November, 2012

BBC in apology over Newsnight child abuse report

The broadcaster announced an “immediate pause” in the programme’s investigations.

# newsnight - Saturday 3 November, 2012

Politician dragged into British sex abuse scandal

BBC’s Newsnight last night aired a report in which two men said they had been abused by a Conservative politician – but the programme did not name him.

# newsnight - Tuesday 23 October, 2012

Savile investigation: Allegations against ‘eight to ten’ BBC employees

George Entwistle says it’s too early to tell, but the BBC will assist police investigations into a possible paedophile ring.

# newsnight - Monday 22 October, 2012

BBC editor who dropped Savile expose ‘stepping aside’

A Panorama programme to be broadcast tonight will shed new light on the BBC’s handling of allegations of young people being sexually abused by its former star.

# newsnight - Friday 12 October, 2012

Police say they have 340 leads as scale of Savile inquiry grows

There will now be at least three separate investigations into the allegations against the Jim’ll Fix It presenter.

# newsnight - Thursday 24 May, 2012

Heard at Leveson: Piers Morgan taught Jeremy Paxman how to hack phones

The tutorial happened at a lunch attended by Ulrika Johnson – who was teased by the tabloid editor about her relationship with the then English football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson.

# newsnight - Tuesday 21 February, 2012

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BBC presenter Paxman hits out at Tony Blair over potato famine ‘apology’

The Newsnight presenter has criticised the former British Prime Minister for his supposed apology for the Irish potato famine.

# newsnight - Thursday 18 November, 2010

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Shebeens and slip jigs: Anger at BBC Newsnight’s portrayal of Ireland

“Leprechauny” graphics on “simplistic Oirish” report on Irish financial crisis are criticised.