EXCLUSIVE: BBC News’ search for its first royal editor has been thrown into uncertainty after the British broadcaster missed out on its top candidate.
Sources told Deadline that Roya Nikkhah, The Sunday Times royal editor and CBS News contributor, was BBC News‘ preferred pick, but she has decided to stay put at the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper.
Nikkhah was highly regarded by the BBC having featured in prestige coverage, including commentating on Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee alongside David Dimbleby.
Nikkhah declined to comment. Two people familiar with the process argued that it had become a “debacle” after the BBC turned away other candidates before Nikkhah elected to stick with The Sunday Times.
Read more on deadline.com
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