Public polarisation puts ‘enormous pressure’ on BBC, Tim Davie tells MPs

Public polarisation puts ‘enormous pressure’ on BBC, Tim Davie tells MPs

Director general defends corporation’s record on impartiality but fears loss of trust amid ‘storms of social media’

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The director general of the BBC, Tim Davie, has defended the broadcaster’s record on impartiality in the face of demanding “storms of social media” and profound “polarisation”.

Appearing before MPs, Davie said the BBC came under “huge” pressure to offer impartial coverage.

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