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The BBC’s new director general is former Google executive Matt Brittin

Nieman Lab / 25 March 2026 / 12d ago

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Today the BBC announced it had selected a new director general: Matt Brittin, the former president of Google’s operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. One might see this news and wonder abo

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