Analysis: Tim Davie will be acutely aware that the longer the stand-off lasts, the larger the damage to the reputation of the beleaguered BBC will be
Why you can trust Sky NewsTim Davie, the director general at the heart of the Gary Lineker stand-off with the broadcaster, got his first taste of the top job at the corporation as acting director general after theIn 2004, Greg Dyke resigned from the same job following criticism of the BBC's news reporting process in the Hutton Inquiry.
This latest crisis can be traced back to Mr Davie's pledge to make strengthening impartiality one of his key missions. Yet what was intended to be a project to protect the organisation's reputation has ended up damaging it with accusations that he has given in to Tory pressure. The role of BBC director general has always been a tricky balancing act: leading an organisation which holds those in power to account while being dependent on the government to approve any settlement over its future funding. The corporation's current royal charter expires in 2027.This is not the first time Lineker's political comments have made headlines and, as the former footballer is the face of the organisation's sports coverage, that clearly concerns Mr Davie.
, and comparing the rhetoric around it to 1930s Germany seems to breach the BBC's editorial guidelines. But as a freelance presenter not working in news, should these rules even apply to Gary Lineker?
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