There were urgent NATO meetings about the war in Ukraine, raging floods from India to Vermont, and a record heat wave across America.
But this week the BBC wound up airing wall-to-wall coverage of a different story: itself.
The confirmation that Huw Edwards, a prominent BBC anchor, was the unnamed person at the heart of allegations of sexual misconduct ended days of breathless speculation that consumed Britain’s public broadcaster.
Yet it left a lingering sense of unease about the role of the British news media — and its even more intrusive cousin, social media — in the unmasking of a public figure.
The allegations were salacious, to be sure — catnip for the British press — and the BBC was trying to show journalistic integrity by not shying away from embarrassing news about a member of its own staff.
Persons:
Huw Edwards, Edwards
Organizations:
BBC
Locations:
Ukraine, India, Vermont, America