Samir Shah defended Britain’s public broadcaster at a parliamentary committee hearing on Monday, while apologizing (again) for the misleading edit of a Jan. 6 speech by President Trump.
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Seven Days of Paralysis: Inside the BBC Crisis Over a Trump Documentary
With board members and executives deadlocked over how to respond, the news organization kept silent for days, allowing a controversy to snowball.
BBC Apologizes to Trump Over Film Edit but Declines to Pay Compensation
The BBC said it would not rebroadcast a misleadingly edited documentary but added, “We strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim.”
Why the BBC Is Facing Its Gravest Crisis in Decades
The British public service broadcaster apologized on Monday for a misleadingly edited documentary about President Trump. But the scandal had already claimed two of its top executives.
What to Know About the BBC Resignations and Turmoil Over a Trump Speech Edit
Two top executives quit after a memo by a former adviser said that the broadcaster had misleadingly edited a speech by President Trump.
BBC Director Tim Davie and CEO Deborah Turness Quit Following Trump Documentary Turmoil
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.