(MENAFN) The resignations of BBC Director General Tim Davie and Director of News Deborah Turness captured the headlines of British newspapers on Monday, with many commentators labeling the situation as the broadcaster’s “biggest crisis in a decade.”

The departures of two of the BBC’s highest-ranking executives occurred against the backdrop of a controversy surrounding a Panorama documentary, which was accused of misleadingly editing a speech by US President Donald Trump to make it seem as though he was encouraging supporters to attack the US Capitol.

Daily Mail led with the headline “BBC bosses quit in disgrace,” featuring Davie’s statement that “mistakes have been made, and as director general I have to take ultimate responsibility.”

The Daily Telegraph characterized the dual resignations as the BBC’s “biggest crisis in more than a decade,” noting that Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch affirmed it was appropriate that the BBC executives had “finally taken responsibility.”

According to a media outlet, employees within the organization described the mood as one of “dismay” following Turness’s announcement.

“Feels like a coup,” a BBC insider told the newspaper, which also highlighted that the process has begun to fill “two of the biggest roles in British media.”

Insiders described Davie’s resignation as “death by a thousand cuts,” a news agency reported, adding that the outgoing director general had also been under increasing scrutiny over the BBC’s reporting on Gaza.

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