LONDON (AP) - British broadcasting corporation's top executives resigned Saturday night in the famous radio rolling subtitles news magazine mistakenly involved a British politician in a child sexual abuse scandal, the deepening crisis, explosion, it decided not to air similar charges of one of its own star, the police now say the country's most serious paedophiles one.
BBC headquarters in a brief statement outside, George entwistle mikael said, he decided to do "the glorious things", to step down only after eight weeks of work.
"Complete special events in the past few weeks, I draw the conclusion, the BBC should appoint a new leader," he said.
This is a quick save face entwistle mikael, a 23-year-old senior BBC Saturday to earlier, he do not intend to resign, although more and more scandals, under his leadership and the British broadcasting corporation's trustworthiness.
Congressman John wei ting, dell, who presides over a house committee on news media say entwistle mikael can't help but go to, the BBC management appear "lose grip" government funding of the organization.
"Wei ting, dell said," I think in the last few years what happened and greatly weakened his authority and prestige. "It was very difficult, let him continue in these cases.
Scandal at a sensitive time for the British media establishment, struggle from an ongoing telephone, hackers scandal that brought down the national best-selling Sunday newspapers recovery, lead to the arrested dozens of journalists and a judgment, leading to find news prompt moral and political and the relationship between the news media.
Kevin marsh said, the British broadcasting corporation former senior editor, resignation and not to build public trust, in the British broadcasting corporation (BBC), this is the British family have TV, mainly is by the tax funding.
"The British broadcasting corporation for the British public every year to pay its bills, it can do this was the only way, if the British public trust way is to spend money," he said.
Entwistle mikael replaced British broadcasting company's first two months ago from mark Thompson, who will be the New York times company's chief executive this month. The broadcasting company is to get rid of a difficult time of budget cuts, unemployment and install the phone to prove its 350 million pounds ($5.6 billion) budget.
A month to entwistle mikael, under the leadership of the British broadcasting corporation out into a crisis in the enlightenment, it "news night" program has been shelved survey, Jimmy savile row, in the famous BBC TV host who died last year, hundreds of children have sexual abuse charges - coax some to his car, his camping car, even if in the dusk of the dressing room in the British broadcasting corporation range and he had sex.
After sex charges to rival ITV broadcast network. Since then, many adults to request authority and news media, their sexual assault charges have been ignored.
The British broadcasting company decided not to air sawil report - advice, management personnel and no investigation sexual abuse charges one of their star - tip deep soul search trust radio and from entwistle mikael assurance, he will get to the bottom of the decision.
And he said, broadcasting station will hold "culture and customs of the British broadcasting corporation (BBC)" survey work there for years savile row. Soon, "news night" editor Peter and Ben flash to one side, for investigation, he decided to cancel savile row story.
But be heavy new light anger soon after the broadcast, November 2, report concerning suspected sexual abuse of children in wales in the 1970 s and 80 s. In the program, the victim Steve Messham claimed that he was abuse senior conservative figure.
The British broadcasting company did not naming alleged abuser, but online rumors are mainly concentrated in alistair wheat KaErPing, the house of lords of the conservative party members. Last Friday, wheat KaErPing issued a fierce refused, and threatened to Sue.
Messham said, he was mistaken for his abuser's identity, apologize to you KaErPing wheat, indicating that the criticism in the air BBC report, to suspend the research plan in the "news night", and installed entwistle's leadership, the decision of the problem.
Entwistle mikael adhere to the program in the broadcast before, he did not know, in fact, he said he wanted this problem has been mentioned he. This is the one that attracted doubt politicians and media observers who don't understand how he can allow the second poor processing high-key sexual abuse of children's story, only a few weeks later, savile row scandal.
Savile row of the scandal broke, he described the do-it-yourself chief executive depends on the system, the British broadcasting corporation (BBC) cause his attention supervisor editing and management personnel.
He admitted that, in Saturday's an aggressive BBC radio interview, he said, wheat KaErPing report, according to him, is called the BBC news, management and law department senior personage.
Swamp, a former BBC editor, said, entwistle mikael position becomes untenable, these opinions and appearance put forward clear execution don't know what happened in their organization.
"This is absolutely a catastrophic event combination," he said. "He inherited a huge crisis Jimmy savile row management, he put forward some mistakes. Then, he never to correct these mistakes, and help generate main wheat KaErPing crisis".
The British broadcasting corporation Trust (BBC Trust) President, Chris patten said Saturday "one of the most miserable night, my public life", but, entwistle mikael "honour and courage," praised his resignation bidding.
"In British broadcasting company's heart, it is used as a reliable global news organization, as the organization's chief editor, George very glorious provides us with his resignation, because can't accept mistakes and cannot receive fake news once caused so much dispute," said Chris patten.
The British minister maria miller, welcomed the resignation, saying it is "a pity, but the correct decision."
"The important thing is, in this important state institutions restore reputation and public trust, this is very important, the BBC will system
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