2025-11-10
24 分钟The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm your host Rosie Bloor.
Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians have been detained as prisoners of war by Russia.
Many released say beating and torture are routine.
Our correspondent hears the painful testimony of two recent inmates.
And Kancha Sherpa was 19 when he was hired as a porter on Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's expedition to ascend Everest in 1953.
Though he worked in its vicinity most of his life, he never quite reached the summit.
Our obituary editor remembers him.
First up though, A storm at the BBC.
Last night the Director General Tim Davie and its Chief of News Debret turn us resigned.
The trigger, a leaked memo criticizing a documentary for editing a Donald Trump speech in order to mislead viewers.
It's the latest in a string of controversies at the broadcaster over allegations of bias.
Trump has welcomed the resignations.
But trouble at the top reveals a far deeper crisis at one of Britain's best known institutions.
I think for the head of the BBC, this was really the last straw.
Tom Wainwright is The Economist's media editor.
It comes after a series of controversies with their news coverage
and I think the whole thing really highlights the difficult role