MacQuarrie Report into Newsnight

The transcript discusses a Newsnight investigation that mistakenly identified a politician as a paedophile, leading to a BBC editorial crisis. The Macquarie report highlighted failures in editorial management and journalistic checks. George Entwistle resigned as Director General, taking responsibility despite claiming ignorance. Further reviews were initiated, including one on the Jimmy Savile allegations. Entwistle's payoff raised ethical questions.

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