"Pivotal new role"

Here's the ad that gets you straight onto Deborah Turness' News Board; the job title is Director, News Documentaries and Long Form Journalism"

"The role will deliver the digital transformation of the BBC’s Current Affairs offering across all platforms including BBC iPlayer - the UK’s fastest growing streamer. It offers a rare opportunity to lead the BBC’s most groundbreaking and impactful storytelling. You will bring a forward-thinking vision, ensuring our journalism remains essential, innovative and connects with where audiences are going, not just where they’ve been.

"The role is being introduced as part of the BBC News Action Plan in response to the recent Peter Johnston Review into the BBC documentary Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone. The Director will have the mandate to review the BBC structures and processes to ensure we continue to produce powerful public interest current affairs journalism, while also upholding robust editorial compliance and fully implementing the findings of the Review."