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An Inside Look At The Controversy At BBC In The Wake Of The Andrew Interview
Former Newsnight producer Sam McAlister faced resentment from some former BBC colleagues after promoting her role in securing Prince Andrew’s disastrous 2019 interview with Emily Maitlis. McAlister published a memoir detailing the negotiations that brought Andrew before the cameras, and the book was subsequently optioned for a screen adaptation. Senior figures reportedly believed her account gave the impression that she had single-handedly landed and shaped the interview, minimizing the contributions of Maitlis, then-editor Esme Wren and the wider Newsnight team that researched, prepared and…
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