The chair of the BBC has apologised for an "error of judgment" over the editing of a speech by Donald Trump for Panorama.
Samir Shah said there have been more than 500 complaints since the publication of the memo that raised concerns about the editing of the speech by the US President.
Director-General Tim Davie resigned alongside Chief Executive of BBC News Deborah Turness over concerns raised in Michael Prescott’s report about the way a speech by Donald Trump was edited for Panorama.
Culture, Media and Sport Committee Chair Dame Caroline Dinenage told The BBC programme that Mr Davie’s resignation was "sad" but "avoidable".
The BBC chair has apologised
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BBC boss Tim Davie resigned last night
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BBC Chair, Dr Samir Shah published the statement
| BBC PRESS OFFICEIn the letter, Dr Shah says action has been taken around BBC Arabic and long form journalism at the BBC.
The letter reads: "On top of the specific stories, EGSC also identified concerns about underlying problems, for example in the Arabic service or long form journalism.
"These two areas have been discussed at length at the EGSC and action has been taken to tackle this kind of problem.
"The BBC Arabic Team has been restructured, a new Arabic speaking Head of Editorial Quality and Standards has been appointed in the World Service and a new social media research unit has been set up to verify those who appear on the service.
"In the UK, BBC News has appointed a new Executive Editor of Editorial Quality and Standards to oversee domestic News output.
"BBC News will imminently appoint a new Director of News Documentaries and Long Form Journalism who will oversee current affairs output."
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A memo by Michael Prescott, a former external adviser to the BBC’s editorial standards committee, raised concerns in the summer about the way clips of Mr Trump’s speech on January 6 2021 were spliced together to make it appear he had told supporters he was going to walk to the US Capitol with them to "fight like hell."
Dr Shah said it is "simply not true" that Mr Prescott "uncovered" issues that the BBC has sought to "bury".
He added: "There is another view that has gained currency in the coverage that the BBC has done nothing to tackle these problems.
"That is also simply not true."
Dr Shah's letter read: "Where we have already accepted that items fall short of our editorial standards, we will ensure that amendments to the relevant online stories are made where this was deemed appropriate.
"Going forward, the Board will commit to re-visiting, each and every item set out in Michael Prescott's note, and take further action where appropriate.
"We will be transparent about the conclusions we reach and the actions taken.
"Where we have put in measures already, in response to the original EGSC research, we will repeat those internal reviews to check the changes made are making material improvements to the output."
Critics said the documentary, broadcast by the BBC the week before last year’s US election, was misleading and removed a section where Mr Trump said he wanted supporters to demonstrate peacefully.
Mr Trump welcomed the BBC resignations and claimed there had been an attempt to "step on the scales of a presidential election."
He added on social media: "What a terrible thing for Democracy!"
In a statement on Sunday, Mr Davie, who had been in the role for five years, said that the BBC was "delivering well" overall, but added "there have been some mistakes made and as Director-General I have to take ultimate responsibility."