Overview
- BBC chair Samir Shah acknowledged the edit “gave the impression of a direct call to violent action” and issued an apology for what he called an error of judgment.
- President Donald Trump’s attorney Alejandro Brito demanded a retraction, apology and compensation, setting a Nov. 14 deadline and threatening a defamation suit of at least US$1 billion.
- BBC said it will review the legal letter and respond in due course, as outgoing director general Tim Davie told staff the corporation must “fight for our journalism.”
- The documentary, aired days before the 2024 U.S. election, combined three lines from two parts of Trump’s Jan. 6 speech roughly 50 minutes apart and omitted his call for a peaceful protest.
- UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy addressed Parliament, recognized serious failings, and said the BBC’s decadal mission contract review will begin before year-end with commitments to sustainable funding and independence.