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 soul-searching in British media over whether the coverage of the Arday allegations was proportionate.
BBC boss Matt Brittin asked news chiefs to examine the volume of the corporation’s output on Arday in comparison with other UK media outlets. He told colleagues that it was
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