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Grierson Trust Chair Lorraine Heggessey Steps Down After 11 Years
Lorraine Heggessey, the former BBC controller, is stepping down as the chair of the Grierson Trust after 11 years leading the organization.
“In a world where views are increasingly polarised and expressed in bite-size quotes, documentaries have a crucial role to play whether they’re telling truth to power or unravelling the complexities of international and domestic stories,” Heggessey said. “It’s a wrench to leave such a wonderful organisation but I do so with full confidence that the Trust is in great shape and will continue to thrive, innovate and make a lasting impact on the documentary community for years to come.” The Oscar-winner acknowledged that some of his social media activity around the war in Gaza was “ill-judged” and likely to be considered “antisemitic.” But in the weeks following the incident, there was a feeling in the UK television’s Muslim and South Asian community that Grierson acted rashly in defenestrating Kapadia.
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