http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/nov/10/bbc-crisis-george-entwistle-resigns George Entwistle quits over Newsnight fiasco George Entwistle and BBC Chairman Lord Patten give their statements Seven out of nine front pages that I have looked at this morning, carry the same story. The resignation of George Entwistle it seems, makes all other events pale into insignificance, apart from one front page which headlines the latest "news" from Strictly Come Dancing. The resignation is of course, newsworthy and the way in which the coverage and reporting of recent events associated with child abuse in this country has been put together, should be examined. However, over the past forty eight hours, what was a series of inquiries into allegations of serious child abuse, the apparent incompetence of at least seven police authorities in their investigations at the time, the complicity of various Health Authorities and public institutions, has descended into ...
