Deborah Turness
 Deborah Turness    | |
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| Born | 4 March 1967 |
| Alma mater | University of Bordeaux, University of Surrey |
| Spouse | John Toker |
In January 2022, the BBC announced that ITN CEO Deborah Turness, a former NBC News President, has been appointed CEO of BBC News and Current Affairs, replacing Fran Unsworth.[1]
Deborah Turness, who will be paid £400,000 per year, will be responsible for a team of 6,000 journalists that is shifting to digital, moving out of London and losing hundreds of staff as part of a multimillion-pound savings drive. Her job title differs from Director of News and Current Affairs Unsworth’s, which the BBC said is a reflection of its “ambition to continue to build the BBC’s global news brand and grow its news services.”[2]
Rhetorical tweet
On 6 January 2022, HijackedEUrophile tweeted:
Is the new head of BBC News the same Deborah Turness who is married to a senior Cabinet Office civil servant & Director of Communications for Security and Intelligence, John Toker?
No prizes for guessing his politics!
I’m sure the Tory DG had no ulterior motive for selecting her.[3]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2019 | 22 January 2019 | 25 January 2019 | Switzerland World Economic Forum | "The reality is that we are in a Cold War [against China] that threatens to turn into a hot one." |
