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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 10 Nov 2012

    Being BBC director general a "great honour," says George Entwistle, announcing his resignation over Newsnight story http://bbc.in/RsEZtk 

    1:35 PM - 10 Nov 2012
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      1. Martin Bamford‏ @martinbamford 10 Nov 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        .@BBCBreaking Please stop this. You are not the news. Your job is to report the news, not be the news.

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      1. Nikki‏ @gllnkk 12 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking The question is: what did #Entwistle uncover whilst working @ the BBC for him to get such a big #payoff? Outrageous behaviour!

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      1. ewan cooper‏ @ECHC 10 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking better we lose entwistle than newsnight right? But who's next for the blame game?

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      1. David Hamilton‏ @hamild 10 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking pity entwistle actually looked like someone with conviction and desire to manage bbc properly

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      1. Audenshaw Tom‏ @GerryCain1 12 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking will someone tell the license fee payers what is going on with our money,why this witless man has been given a fortune

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      1. lily‏ @smileyface507 11 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking

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      1. John Moralee‏ @Wallycorker 11 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Being BBC director general for only 55 days and going jn such circumstances is not a "great honour," It's a disgrace! #bbc

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      1. Kouhao Steventhong‏ @undc007 10 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Because my country have a rotten Prime Minister......Mohd Najib Bin Tun Abd Razak.....!!http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.258237467594632.62488.100002251434052&type=3&l=fd659117cehttp://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318168624934849.74363.100002251434052&type=3&l=52556d3c22 …

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      1. Lewis Wah‏ @Libponies 10 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking you don't have to be comfortable with Information, you have to investigate it, before feeding your audience.

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      1. lorna gipson‏ @lornaanng 10 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking don't blame him 4resigning fall guy 4 previous mistakes walked into a nightmare of a job!

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      1. David‏ @MightyLlama 10 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking This is a shame. Actions and decisions beyond his control have ended in an honourable man losing his job. I wish him well.

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      1. Toby Artois‏ @tobythetickler 10 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking tabloid editors please note. It's called taking responsibility.

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      1. Paul‏ @Bandageboyz 10 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking been badly let down though hasn’t he? At least he took responsibility unlike our political classes.

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      1. pete mills‏ @peteAmills 10 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking so when does Patten go ?

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      1. Margaret Lees‏ @MargaretLees2 10 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking bet he gets a huge payoff!

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      1. Caroline‏ @CarolineFulton1 10 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking FFS!!! This is absolutely ridiculous.....

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      1. Derek Eldridge‏ @dje106 10 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Of course Entwistle has resigned! Listen to his interview today, he didn't have a clue what went on or how to deal with it!

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      1. Carl Purvin‏ @purv1966 10 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking They should shut the bbc down!! You're worse than the News Of The World !!!

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      1. David Earnshaw‏ @earnshaw1 10 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking : absolutely the right thing to do! At last: some principle!

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      1. Mr Flibbles‏ @sokinwhat 10 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking not a great shock every media outlet including the BBC been out to get him since he took up the post

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