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BBC Washington Editor Adam Levy Leaves After Complaints Over 'Management Style' Amid Editorial Review

Key points: Adam Levy, a Washington-based executive producer, has left the BBC after internal complaints about his management style, including an incident with a junior producer. Levy joined the organization in March 2023 following 15 years at CNN. His departure comes amid a broader review of the BBC's Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee after scrutiny of a documentary that allegedly used a misleading edit of Donald Trump's Jan. 6 remarks. The episode has prompted leadership upheaval, board-level questions and legal threats tied to the controversy.

10:58 AM, 11/25/2025Politics
BBC Washington Editor Adam Levy Leaves After Complaints Over 'Management Style' Amid Editorial Review

The BBC has parted ways with Adam Levy, a Washington, D.C.-based executive producer and news editor, after internal complaints about his management style, sources say. Colleagues describe a recent incident in which Levy reportedly spoke to a junior producer in an aggressive manner as the immediate trigger for his departure.

Background and colleagues' accounts

Levy joined the corporation in March 2023 after a 15-year career at CNN. Former colleagues characterize him as a capable, by-the-book producer — not someone who was openly abusive, but sometimes difficult to work with. Several former coworkers described interactions with Levy as unpleasant at times, though not extreme, and said the recent episode was seen inside the organization as a tipping point.

Institutional context and oversight review

The exit comes as the broadcaster conducts a wider review of its editorial governance and standards. A board-level review of the Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee (EGSC) — the body responsible for overseeing editorial standards — began in June. The corporation has said it will assess whether recent changes to the EGSC have been effective and will ensure appropriate action when coverage falls short of editorial standards.

Controversy over a documentary

The review follows criticism of a recent documentary that included a disputed edit of former President Donald Trump's remarks from Jan. 6, 2021. A whistleblower dossier compiled by Michael Prescott, a communications adviser hired to review editorial practices, alleges that the documentary spliced comments made nearly an hour apart in a way that created the impression Mr. Trump was urging violence.

"We're gonna walk down to the Capitol. And I'll be there with you. And we fight — we fight like hell," the program showed.

According to the dossier, the fuller context of Mr. Trump's remarks included language about cheering on elected officials and calls for strength; the phrase "fight like hell" appears later in the speech and, the dossier says, was presented out of immediate context in the film.

Aftermath

The controversy has coincided with senior leadership departures and the resignation of at least one board member who said they had been excluded from key discussions. The broadcaster also faces public scrutiny and legal threats surrounding the editorial dispute.

A spokesperson declined to comment on individual personnel matters. Levy has not provided a public statement about his exit.

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