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Another chapter in the long-running story of bizarre decision-making and questionable management at BBC News -- particularly in relation to issues of recruitment and HR (see also: the 'exiled' five; the Huw Edwards debacle; the high-profile hiring of Yalda Hakim, who loved working at the new BBC News channel so much that she left four months later; etc).

And now:

deadline.com 

A couple of key quotes from that Deadline report:

The BBC has advertised the royal editor post externally for the first time, just days after it was expected to be offered to either Mark Easton, BBC News’ home editor, or royal correspondent Daniela Relph.

Several sources said Easton, a vastly experienced BBC journalist, was asked to complete a written test as part of his application process, which one person said sounded like a “GCSE English” exam.

Uhhh... WTF?

That second quote, in particular, reminds me of similar complaints made regarding the recruitment process for the merged channel, with obviously capable and tremendously experienced journalists having their most basic abilities and professionalism tested like they were unproven n00bs applying fresh from university.