Overview
- Director-General Tim Davie and BBC News chief Deborah Turness resigned Sunday, citing accountability after a leaked standards memo spotlighted editorial failings.
- In a letter to lawmakers Monday, chair Samir Shah called the Panorama edit an error of judgment and acknowledged it gave the impression of a direct call to violent action.
- The Panorama programme spliced three quotes from two sections of Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021 speech nearly an hour apart, omitting language about peaceful protest, according to internal findings.
- The BBC told the Associated Press that President Trump has threatened legal action seeking $1 billion in damages unless he receives compensation for alleged harm.
- Shah is due before Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee as the BBC promises a full response and faces heightened scrutiny over impartiality, governance and future funding before charter renewal.