Overview
- BBC Chair Samir Shah sent a personal letter to the White House conveying regret for the Jan. 6 speech edit, and the corporation said it will not rebroadcast the Panorama episode.
- In a published retraction, the BBC accepted that stitching separate lines together created a mistaken impression of a direct call for violent action.
- Lawyers for the BBC wrote to Trump’s legal team ahead of a Friday deadline, declining compensation and disputing any basis for a $1 billion defamation suit.
- Director-General Tim Davie and News chief Deborah Turness resigned earlier this week after the controversy escalated.
- The BBC said it is now examining claims that a 2022 Newsnight segment similarly edited parts of the same speech.