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Lisa Nandy: BBC review will examine political appointments to board

Culture secretary says she shares concerns that such appointments have damaged trust, amid calls for Robbie Gibb to go

The Guardian - UK

BBC awaits response from Donald Trump after apologising for Panorama speech edit

All eyes on US President as it’s revealed Newsnight played an edit of his speech in June 2022 that was similar to the one used in Panorama programme

Evening Standard

BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but rejects demand for $1bn compensation

Corporation’s chair sends personal apology to president – but ‘strongly disagrees’ he has basis for defamation claim

The Independent UK

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BBC apologises to Trump over edited speech but rejects compensation claim

‘We strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim’, reads statement expressing ‘sincere regrets’ over Panorama episode

The Guardian - UK

Newsnight accused of selectively editing same Trump Capitol riots speech as Panorama

BBC show accused of editing speech to make it appear as if Trump made a more explicit call for violence from his supporters

The Guardian - UK

BBC reporter who covered gender dysphoria questions claim of ‘systemic bias’

Deborah Cohen says she is not aware of any attempts within corporation to stop or shape her reporting on trans issues

The Guardian - UK

BBC prepared to apologise to Trump to resolve billion-dollar legal threat

The US president has threatened the BBC with a lawsuit over the editing of a Trump speech in an edition of Panorama

The Guardian - UK

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Donald Trump says he has ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit

US president sets Friday deadline for corporation to respond to billion-dollar legal threat

The Guardian - UK

Who is Robbie Gibb, the man at the heart of the BBC scandal with links to Boris Johnson?

INSIDE STORY: BBC staff and leading political figures are calling for Robbie Gibb to step down from the BBC board. So, who is the Tory ‘agent’ at the centre of a tangled web of politics and media interests, asks Katie Rosseinsky

The Independent UK

We must fight for our journalism, defiant BBC boss says after Trump legal threat

Outgoing boss rallies staff after Donald Trump’s court threat and demand for $1bn compensation

The Independent UK

MPs and BBC staff call for Robbie Gibb to leave broadcaster’s board

Boris Johnson’s appointee is accused of pushing claims of institutional bias at the corporation after shock resignations

The Guardian - UK

The political meddling that led to BBC crisis – and how to stop it in the future

The resignations of the BBC’s director general and director of news were shocking. Perhaps just as shocking is the US$1 billion legal threat the broadcaster now faces from US president Donald Trump.

The Conversation

Tim Davie defends BBC against ‘weaponisation’ of criticism

Outgoing director general tells staff ‘we have to be very clear and stand up for our journalism’

The Guardian - 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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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

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

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’

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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

Evening Standard

BBC were unwilling to listen to internal warnings about bias, says ex-presenter

Donald Trump has threatened a one billion dollar lawsuit over the BBC’s edit of a speech he made.

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.

International Business Times UK

BBC Chief's Exit Tied to Trump Documentary Raises Fresh Concerns on Editorial Pressure

The shock exit of BBC Director-General Tim Davie and News Chief Deborah Turness, reportedly linked to a Trump documentary controversy, has reignited debate over editorial bias and political pressure within the public broadcaster.

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’

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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