Trump threatens BBC with $1 billion lawsuit over speech edit
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has threatened the BBC with a $1 billion lawsuit over the "defamatory, malicious" editing of a speech he gave just before the 2021 US Capitol riots, according to a letter obtained by AFP.Trump's lawyers gave the British broadcaster a deadline of Friday (Nov 14) to fully r
BBC News says it received legal threat from Trump over speech edit
The BBC has acknowledged the Trump speech edit gave a misleading impression. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Donald Trump threatens to sue BBC over Panorama crisis
The BBC has confirmed that US President Donald Trump has threatened to sue the broadcaster after his speech was edited to look as though he was inciting violence in a Panorama doc
BBC boss and head of news quit after Trump documentary edit criticism
The BBC's boss and its head of news quit on Sunday following criticism over bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. The BBC had been under mounting pressure after an internal report by a former standards adviser was leaked…
BBC chairman apologises for 'error of judgment' in Trump speech edit
BBC Chair Samir Shah on Monday apologised for an error of judgment in the editing of a speech by Donald Trump that raised the ire of the US president, but he rejected claims of systemic bias in...
Trump rejoices over resignations of BBC's director-general, news head
Nov. 9 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Sunday rejoiced in the abrupt resignations of the BBC's director-general Tim Davie and news head Deborah Turness after allegations that one of its program's misleadingly edited a he made on Jan. 6, 2021.
BBC faces leadership crisis after news bosses quit over Trump speech edit and bias claims
LONDON (AP) — The BBC was facing a leadership crisis and mounting political pressure on Monday after its top executive and its head of news both quit over the editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. The resignation of BBC Director-General Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness over accusations of bias was […]
Trump threatens BBC with $1.3 billion lawsuit as BBC apologises for edit error
The BBC is given a Nov 14 deadline to retract the programme and apologise. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BBC chairman apologises for ‘error of judgment’ in Trump speech edit
Samir Shah said the Trump speech edit gave a misleading impression. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BBC resignations over Trump scandal shows the pressures on public broadcasters
The resignations of BBC Director-General Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness over dishonest editing of a speech in 2021 by US President Donald Trump raise several disturbing questions.These concern the effectiveness and integrity of the BBC’s internal editorial procedures for investigating...
Podcast: Trump threatens legal action amid BBC fallout
A 2021 clip of Donald Trump, which stitched together two different parts of a speech to make it look like a single continuous section was likely done for dramatic effect, reporter Enda Brady has told Behind the Story.
BBC director general Tim Davie resigns after criticism of Trump documentary edit
Their resignations follow the publication of details of a BBC internal memo in The Telegraph today.
Trump threatens billion-dollar legal action against the BBC over speech edit, as chairman apologises
Trump claimed the documentary had been an attempt to ‘step on the scales’ of the presidential election.
This is why Donald Trump is threatening to take legal action against the BBC
The US president is not happy with the news corporation
Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1B over edited coverage of him – POLITICO
The broadcaster — under fire on the political right and reeling from two high-profile resignations — confirms it has received a letter from Trump’s team.
Two Top BBC Leaders Quit Over Editing of Trump Documentary
The abrupt moves followed furor over claims that a documentary had misleadingly edited footage of President Trump’s speech before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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