Donald Trump’s fury over the editing of one of his speeches made for a Panorama documentary aired by the BBC hasn’t been quashed by the resignation of Tim Davie. In fact, the US President has threatened legal action against the broadcaster, it emerged on Monday.
The BBC confirmed it had received the letter and will « respond in due course », BBC News reports. This major new development comes after BBC Chair Samir Shah has apologised for what he called an « error of judgement » over the editing blunder. Mr Shah said earlier today: « Since the publication of Mr Prescott’s memo, this issue has led to over 500 complaints. These are now being dealt with in the normal way. It has also prompted further reflection by the BBC.
« The conclusion of that deliberation is that we accept that the way the speech was edited did give the impression of a direct call for violent action. The BBC would like to apologise for that error of judgement. »
Following public criticism over a BBC documentary that allegedly misrepresented Donald Trump‘s January 6 speech, BBC Director-General Tim Davie and BBC News Chief Deborah Turness resigned.
Davie admitted to mistakes and said he had to take full responsibility, while Turness cited the damage caused by the controversy.
In response, Trump celebrated their resignations on Truth Social, calling it a win against what he referred to as “Fake News” media.
He accused the BBC of altering his speech and praised The Telegraph for revealing what he described as journalistic corruption, labeling Davie and Turness as dishonest figures who tried to influence the presidential election.
Announcing his resignation in emails to BBC staff yesterday, Davie said he was taking ultimate responsibility after « some mistakes » had been made.
Turness was approached by journalists as she arrived at Broadcasting House – the BBC’s London headquarters – this morning. « The buck stops with me, » she said, but insisted « BBC News is not institutionally biased ».
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