Huw Edwards’ nedtur fra anerkendt nyhedsvært til kriminel er en fortælling, der chokerer hele Storbritannien! Find ud af, hvad der skete!
Huw Edwards, tidligere anker på BBC, har netop tilstået sig skyldig i alvorlige forbrydelser i en britisk domstol. Den 61-årige, som tidligere har været ansigtet på BBC's mest populære nyhedsprogram, er blevet dømt for at have lavet og besiddet 41 uanstændige billeder af børn, og der er nu planlagt en domsafsigelse til september. For mange, der har vokset op med Edwards som nyhedsvært, har nyhederne om hans kriminelle handlinger været en kæmpe skuffelse.
Retssagen afslørede, at Huw Edwards havde tilgang til disse billeder via WhatsApp, hvilket sender chokbølger gennem det britiske offentlighedsliv. BBC, som i mange år har været stolt af at have ham på deres hold, udtalte sig om den "afskyelige" adfærd, og mange spørger sig nu, hvordan sådan noget kunne ske uden at blive opdaget tidligere.
Det er bemærkelsesværdigt, at BBC angiveligt var klar over, at Edwards var blevet anholdt flere gange før, men aldrig greb ind. Dette rejser spørgsmål om, hvor godt mediefirmavet overholdt sine egne etiske standarder og hvad det betyder for tilliden til de nyhedsformidlinger, som offentligheden er afhængig af. Hvordan er det muligt, at en så respekteret journalist kan falde til denne skandaløse adfærd?
I takt med at offentligheden forsøger at forstå denne mystiske transformation fra dygtig nyhedsvært til kriminel, kommer der også spændende fakta frem om mediebranchen. Faktisk er tilfælde, hvor tv-værter har været involveret i skandaler, ikke usædvanlige, men få er så direkte chokerende som denne. I en tid, hvor rygter om offentlig skandale ofte overtager overskrifterne, er det vigtigt at holde fast i værdierne af tillid og integritet – kvaliteter, som nu er blevet sat på prøve af Huw Edwards’ forbrydelser. Snart vil vores opfattelse af ham ændre sig fra en nyhedsperson til en, der har svigtet denne tillid, og det er en skuffelse, der vil rumme længere end nogen af os kan forudsige.
Huw Edwards, who was one of Britain's top television anchors, admitted to offenses in a London court on Wednesday.
Former British TV presenter Huw Edwards, the long-time face of the BBC's flagship news programme, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to three counts of making ...
The former BBC newsreader will be sentenced in September after pleading guilty to three charges.
Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has pleaded guilty to having 41 indecent images of children on the messaging app WhatsApp, according to PA Media.
LONDON (AP) — The BBC said it is shocked at the “abhorrent” behavior of its former top news presenter Huw Edwards, who admitted Wednesday to accessing ...
The BBC has made a Huw Edwards statement after he pled guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children.
BBC veteran Huw Edwards pleads guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children. A year ago, he was accused of paying a 17-year-old for explicit ...
He made his pleas during a brief hearing at Westminster magistrates court in London on Wednesday. The offenses are alleged to have taken place between 2020 and ...
It said the presenter would have been dismissed had he been charged while still employed by the corporation.
Thursday's papers lead with former BBC presenter Huw Edwards pleading guilty to making indecent images of children.
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Lisa Nandy and Tim Davie will speak over the phone and discuss the organisation's handling of the case.
Williams, 25, of Merthyr Tydfil, was given 12-month suspended jail term for possessing and distributing indecent images, including of children.
The staff member feels they have not "heard anything of substance about how the investigation went".
A current BBC employee and a former member of staff at the broadcaster have been critical of an internal inquiry into Huw Edwards' behaviour following them ...
The BBC's director general Tim Davie has addressed the corporation's handling of the Huw Edwards case.
BBC director general Tim Davie has given an interview to BBC News about Huw Edwards after the presenter pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.
Director-general Tim Davie said the corporation had taken "difficult decisions in a fair and judicious manner".
Corporation urged to explain its handling of events since newsreader's arrest over indecent images of children.
The BBC accused of double standards over Huw Edwards's salary after freelance presenters are not paid if suspended and under police investigation.
Insiders say director-general's decision goes against precedent set by predecessors of discussing scandals openly.