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Peter William Rippon (born 22 August 1965) is a British broadcasting executive. He is the editor of the BBC Online Archive. 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.
Oct 1, 2012 · The intervention by Peter Rippon, Newsnight's editor, prompted a furious row behind the scenes and led journalists connected with the programme to ask questions in private about what BBC bosses ...
Nov 2, 2021 · On 2 October, Peter Rippon published the blog explaining his decision. “Newsnight is not normally interested in celebrity exposé,” he wrote. MacKean was horrified that the former Duncroft ...
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Dec 19, 2012 · Profile: Peter Rippon. 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 ...
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Oct 21, 2012 · It must also have been clear that those questions would embroil not just Peter Rippon, the editor of Newsnight, the director of BBC News, Helen Boaden, and her deputy, Steve Mitchell but ...
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Dec 19, 2012 · Peter Rippon was the editor of Newsnight who decided to shelve a report into sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile in 2011. He left the programme in October 2012 after an inquiry found his decision was flawed and damaged the BBC's reputation.
Feb 21, 2013 · Peter Rippon, the former editor of Newsnight, has been allocated a new role overseeing the development of the online BBC News archive. He was in charge when the programme dropped an investigation ...
