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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

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

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

Evening Standard

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

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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

Tuesday briefing: What the BBC’s new crisis reveals about its failures – and future

In today’s newsletter: The nation’s public service broadcaster is at a critical juncture as it deals with governance misfires and a political agenda against it

The Guardian - UK

Why Has Trump Launched A $1.5B Legal Threat Against The BBC This Week?

Let's unpack the BBC's week from hell.

Pedestrian.tv

Donald Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1bn over Panorama edited speech fiasco

President’s lawyers issue ultimatum for compensation by Friday: ‘The BBC is on notice’

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BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders

Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’

The Guardian - 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

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…

The Conversation

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

Who could replace Tim Davie as BBC director general?

Corporation may seek a candidate with news experience but commercial credentials could also be a prerequisite

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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’

Euronews

BBC receives letter from Donald Trump threatening legal action over edited speech

The controversy surrounding what the BBC has called an "error of judgement" led Director General Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness to resign on Sunday.

Evening Standard

BBC chairman Samir Shah ‘did not want to lose’ former director-general Tim Davie

Mr Davie’s departure came after a report found that a speech by Donald Trump had been selectively edited.

The Independent UK

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

Samir Shah acknowledged more than 500 complaints in the letter

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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

Evening Standard

BBC ‘apologises for error of judgment’ over Trump speech edit

BBC chairman Samir Shah outlined the response in a letter to the CMS.

Evening Standard

Donald Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1 billion as doctored speech row engulfs corporation

‘He’s a litigious fellow so we should be prepared for all outcomes,’ says BBC chairman Samir Shah

Evening Standard

Tim Davie ignored concerns about BBC Trump documentary – Dinenage

Director-general Tim Davie resigned over the editing of a speech by Donald Trump.

The Guardian - UK

BBC chair apologises for Trump speech edit but defends corporation against bias claims

Samir Shah says BBC ‘must champion impartiality’, as Ed Davey warns UK must ‘defend our democracy from foreign interference’

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit as chair says speech edit was ‘error of judgment’ – as it happened

BBC chair Samir Shah apologises for way in which speech from US president was edited after corporation’s two most senior executives resign

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