US EditionBBC chair apologises for 'error of judgement' over Trump speech edit in documentary
- On Sunday, Director General Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness stepped down, with the BBC board saying there is no evidence either was involved in the documentary's production.
- A leaked memo showed that Panorama, the BBC's flagship program, spliced two parts of Trump's January 6, 2021, speech, aired shortly before the 2024 election.
- Donald Trump hailed the resignations as personal victories and praised the Telegraph on Truth Social, while White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the BBC `total, 100% fake news` in an interview.
- Samir Shah, BBC chair, is due to explain the resignations to parliament's culture, media and sport committee on Monday as the government reviews the Royal Charter and licence-fee funding model.
- Davie described the media climate as `febrile`, reflecting near-daily disputes over coverage of Gaza amid frequent attacks from BBC rivals while the Panorama producers remain silent.
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A heated debate continues in Britain over the BBC's actions, and the broadcaster's chairman, Samir Shah, has apologized for an error in judgment regarding the broadcaster's release of a video of US President Donald Trump.
In a BBC documentary, Donald Trump's statements were misleadingly cut. Now the BBC has two resignations and one problem. And how the US shutdown should end.
Samir Shah says the BBC has listened to the criticism and taken action.
The British public audiovisual giant is questioned for having made speeches at various times in a speech dated 6 January 2021, the day of the assault on the Capitol, in such a way that the outgoing president seems to encourage his supporters to march to Congress to "fight like devils".
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