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He was previously the editor of BBC Television's current affairs programme Newsnight, but he departed due to the controversy over his decision not to broadcast a posthumous investigation into the sexual abuse allegations against Jimmy Savile.
Dec 19, 2012 · Newsnight editor Peter Rippon is to leave the BBC's flagship news programme in the wake of the Pollard Report, which looked into the shelving of a report into sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile.
Jul 29, 2015 · The Newsnight editor who took the decision to spike the Savile investigation, Peter Rippon, remains at the BBC and was moved sideways to become editor of the BBC online archive.
Dec 19, 2012 · Newsnight's editor Peter Rippon stepped aside, and director of news Helen Boaden and her deputy, Steve Mitchell, removed themselves from involvement in coverage of Savile allegations, to allow the ...
Oct 24, 2012 · The BBC said that Rippon's initial explanation as to why he killed off a Newsnight investigation into Savile in December 2011 was "inaccurate or incomplete in some respects".
Oct 22, 2012 · Rippon was forced to apologise earlier this year for a Newsnight report about housing benefit which featured an interview with single parent Shanene Thorpe, but failed to make clear that she...
Oct 22, 2012 · The BBC has told Channel 4 News Newsnight editor Peter Rippon has not quit the programme: “Peter Rippon isn’t on gardening leave nor has he left – he remains editor, but will not be editing the...
