17 h. ago Trump says UK ‘embarrassed’ by BBC as he threatens up to $5bn lawsuit

Donald Trump said that the UK is "embarrassed" by the BBC as he confirmed he would still sue the broadcaster for up to $5bn despite the BBC apologising for its Panorama edit of the president’s January 6 speech.

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38 h. ago BBC apologizes for edit of Trump speech but says it won't provide legal compensation

BBC apologizes for edit of Trump speech but says it won't provide legal compensation  NPR

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40 h. ago Watch: BBC faces fresh allegations over Trump speech edit broadcast on Newsnight

The BBC has been plunged into a fresh row over the selective editing of Donald Trump’s Capitol speech, after allegations of a misleading Newsnight broadcast resurfaced.

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49 h. ago BBC awaits response from Donald Trump after apologising for Panorama speech edit

Mr Trump’s lawyers threatened to sue the BBC for one billion dollars.

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51 h. ago BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but rejects demand for $1bn compensation

Corporation’s chair sends personal apology to president - but ‘strongly disagrees’ he has basis for defamation claim

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51 h. ago BBC accused of misleading viewers two years before controversial Panorama Trump edit

BBC Newsnight reportedly played a similar edit of the US president’s speech in June 2022

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52 h. ago BBC apologises to Trump for edit of speech but refuses to pay compensation

Public service broadcaster says there is no basis for a defamation claim by the US president

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52 h. ago BBC apologises to Donald Trump over Panorama edit and rejects defamation claim

The episode, Trump: A Second Chance?, has been taken down and a retraction published.

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53 h. ago BBC apologises to Donald Trump over edit of speech for Panorama

Corporation rejects demands for compensation after US president’s lawyers threatened to sue for $1bnThe BBC has apologised to Donald Trump over the editing of a Panorama that led to the resignation of its director general, Tim Davie, and the BBC News chief, Deborah Turness.However, the corporation has rejected his demands for compensation, after lawyers for Trump threatened to sue for $1bn (£759m) in damages unless the BBC issued a retraction, apologised and settled with him. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago BBC apologises to Trump over edited speech but rejects compensation claim

‘We strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim’, reads statement expressing ‘sincere regrets’ over Panorama episodeThe BBC has apologised to Donald Trump over the editing of a Panorama documentary that led to the resignation of its director general, Tim Davie, and the BBC News chief, Deborah Turness.However, the corporation has rejected his demands for compensation, after lawyers for Trump threatened to sue for $1bn (£759m) in damages unless the BBC issued a retraction, apologised and settled with him. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago BBC apologises to Donald Trump over Panorama edit of his speech

The broadcaster has rejected the president's request for compensation

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53 h. ago BBC apologises to Donald Trump and makes fresh broadcast vow after Panorama drama

The BBC apologised over the edit that spliced together two parts of a speech Donald Trump made during an event in Washington DC that were more than 50 minutes apart

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54 h. ago BBC accused of misleading viewers on Trump speech two years before Panorama edit

BBC Newsnight reportedly played a similar edit of the US president’s speech in June 2022.

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3 d. ago BBC board: The 10 people tasked with appointing new director

One board member, Sir Robbie Gibb, faced sharp criticism in the Commons on Wednesday

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3 d. ago Donald Trump says he has ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit

US president sets Friday deadline for corporation to respond to billion-dollar legal threatTrump to sue BBC – latest updatesDonald Trump has said he feels he has “an obligation” to sue the BBC over its editing of one of his speeches, as a deadline looms for the corporation to respond to his billion-dollar legal threat.The US president accused the broadcaster of having “defrauded the public” with an edition of Panorama last year that spliced together two parts of a speech he made on 6 January 2021 and has given it until Friday to respond. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Donald Trump says he has ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit – latest updates

US president claims broadcaster has ‘defrauded the public’ and reiterates his threat of launching a $1bn legal actionDonald Trump has grabbed the headlines after threatening to sue the BBC for $1bn (£760m) for what the corporation has accepted was a misleading edit of his speech on 6 January 2021 during the Capitol Hill insurrection.I wouldn’t want a board that’s guilty of groupthink, but the opposite of groupthink is different points of view. That makes the job of the chair challenging to try and organise and get consensus, but it’s important that people have a diversity of opinion on the board. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Sanctimonious GB News is in no place to lecture BBC on fairness

Editorial: It was a calamitous error of judgement for ‘Panorama’ to edit Donald Trump’s notorious January 6 speech – but, in a more rational world, the corporation’s top brass would not have to pay such a heavy price. The BBC is unique in the world and still worth defending

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5 d. ago Tim Davie and Deborah Turness were right to resign – to give the BBC a fighting chance

Editorial: It was a calamitous error of judgement for ‘Panorama’ to edit Donald Trump’s notorious January 6 speech – but, in a more rational world, the corporation’s top brass would not have to pay such a heavy price. The BBC is unique in the world and still worth defending

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5 d. ago Donald Trump threatens legal action against BBC over Panorama documentary speech edit

The US President addressed the controversy on social media over the weekend

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5 d. ago Donald Trump threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit as chair says speech edit was ‘error of judgment’ – latest updates

BBC chair Samir Shah apologises for way in which speech from US president was edited after corporation’s two most senior executives resignWe have heard from Culture, Media and Sport committee chair Caroline Dinenage, who has suggested that the outgoing BBC director Tim Davie ignored an internal dossier into bias at the BBC (see post at 09.06 for more detail on the dossier).She said Davie “ignored” concerns raised in Michael Prescott’s report over the way the speech by Donald Trump was edited for Panorama.I’m very sad about Tim Davie stepping down. I think he was an effective leader at the BBC.I think he was a great champion for public service media, but there is no escaping the fact that he was very slow to act on this particular issue. But this isn’t the first time and on this particular issue, Michael Prescott’s report, he just didn’t take it seriously until it was too late.I would like to say it has been the privilege of my career to serve as the CEO of BBC News and to work with ...

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