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BBC Boss Matt Brittin Asked News Unit To Examine Jason Arday Coverage After Cambridge Professor’s Death

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC’s new director general ordered the UK broadcaster’s news division to assess its coverage of Jason Arday after the academic died by suicide last month. The University of Cambridge professor was subjected to intense press scrutiny for days amid a spiralling plagiarism row. He was found dead at his home in August, prompting […]

BBC Boss Matt Brittin Asked News Unit To Examine Jason Arday Coverage After Cambridge Professor’s Death

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