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Trump Targets BBC With $1B Defamation Suit Over Panorama Edit In Latest Press Clampdown As Outgoing Boss Defends Journalists: 'Very, Very Proud...'

(Editor’s note: The story has been updated to include the BBC’s statement.)

Benzinga

Ed Davey calls for Robbie Gibb to be ousted from BBC board

The Liberal Democrat leader said Gibb, who was appointed to the board by Boris Johnson, should have ‘no role’ in appointing the new director general

The Independent UK

Tim Davie ‘very, very proud’ of BBC journalists doing ‘wonderful job’

The outgoing director-general will address staff on Tuesday morning.

Evening Standard

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Media lawyer explains significant legal hurdles Trump faces to sue BBC

A media lawyer has explained the “significant legal hurdles” Donald Trump faces to sue the BBC.

The Independent UK

Starmer Government backtracks after telling BBC to apologise to Trump over 'fake news' storm

No10 declines to repeat comments from a minister telling the Corporation to say sorry to the US president over its mistake in editing one of his speeches

Evening Standard

Tim Davie to address BBC staff after Donald Trump’s legal threat

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is also expected to make a statement in the Commons on the issues facing the BBC.

The Independent UK

With his threat of a $1bn lawsuit against BBC, Trump’s assault on the media goes global

US president’s latest media target comes from across the pond as he continues to scrutinize coverage he does not like

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Former Question Time host David Dimbleby hits out at ‘ridiculous’ BBC amid Trump controversy

Dimbleby said the culture of the BBC needs ‘attention and always has done’

The Independent UK

BBC ‘can’t be held to ransom,’ says David Dimbleby as Donald Trump threatens legal action over Panorama

The BBC “can’t be held to ransom,” David Dimbleby said after Donald Trump threatened legal action against the broadcaster following the selective editing of his speech outside the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 in a Panorama episode.

The Independent UK

Sanctimonious GB News is in no place to lecture BBC on fairness

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: 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…

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the BBC under siege: Britain must defend its own truth

Editorial: With Donald Trump circling and Labour ministers wavering, defending the corporation’s independence is now a test of national will

The Guardian - UK

‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses

The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say

The Guardian - UK

Trust in the BBC is heavily tied to political identity

Tim Davie, the BBC’s director general, and Deborah Turness, its news CEO, have resigned over accusations of political bias in the corporation. Most notably, these relate to the editing of an episode of Panorama about the January 6 insurrection, which US president Donald Trump says misrepresented him.

The Conversation

Why has the BBC’s director general resigned and what could happen next?

Just when the BBC should have been basking in its success at the record 12 million viewers who watched the Celebrity Traitors finale, the corporation has been brought to its knees. Tim Davie, BBC director general, and Deborah Turness, the CEO of news, resigned following a leaked memo concerning alleged…

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The Guardian - UK

Maybe the BBC can learn a thing or two about fake news from Trump

The broadcaster didn’t make a very good job of its untruth – possibly because it hasn’t had as much practice

The Independent UK

Trump threatens to sue BBC for a billion dollars over Panorama edit

He has given the BBC a Friday deadline to respond.

The Independent UK

BBC Chair Samir Shah considering how to respond to ‘litigious fellow’ Trump

BBC chair Samir Shah has said he is considering how to respond to "litigious fellow" Donald Trump after the US president threatened legal action against the broadcaster following the selective editing of his speech outside the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 in a Panorama episode.

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘The BBC must get back to basics’: Readers debate the broadcaster’s future after Trump Panorama controversy

YOUR VIEWS: Tim Davie’s dramatic resignation over the Panorama controversy has sparked intense debate among our community about whether the BBC can use this crisis to rebuild trust and integrity – or if it marks the start of a deeper decline

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The Guardian - UK

Why the BBC is apologising over a Trump documentary – and what happens next

Fallout continues over BBC’s editorial standards and claims that exit of bosses is result of ‘campaign by political enemies’

The Independent UK

BBC chairman’s apology letter over Trump speech edit, in full

Samir Shah acknowledged more than 500 complaints in the letter

The Independent UK

Watch: Inside the BBC Trump speech furore that caused two big bosses to quit

This is the clip that led two of the BBC's biggest names to resign.

The Independent UK

From Lineker to Bob Vylan: The scandals that shaped Tim Davie’s reign at the BBC

From Huw Edwards’ prosecution, to Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury set, Davie’s tenure at the BBC has been marked by turmoil and controversy

The Guardian - US

Trump threatens BBC with $1bn legal action over edit of speech in documentary

Leaked BBC report said film had ‘completely misled’ viewers by splicing two parts of January 6 speech together

Evening Standard

Trump threatens legal action against BBC over Panorama speech edit

The BBC has said it will ‘respond directly in due course’.

Evening Standard

BBC chairman Samir Shah's apology letter in full after Trump Panorama speech editing storm

The apology follows the resignation of two of the corporation's most senior figures, chief executive of BBC News Deborah Turness and director-general Tim Davie

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