Trump promised to sue the BBC over the editing of his speech. What the media is writing
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US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the BBC threatening to sue the British broadcaster. The reason was the editing of his speech in the documentary, which gave the impression that he called for the storming of the Capitol. Two high-ranking executives were fired due to the scandal. What the world's media write about the crisis at the BBC is in the Izvestia digest.
CNN: Thump threatened to sue the BBC
US President Donald Trump has put pressure on the BBC and sent a threatening letter to the news organization in connection with the misleading editing of a year-old documentary about his election campaign. He demands damages in the amount of at least $1 billion. A BBC representative said the company would review the letter and respond to it in due course. During his second term, Trump sent several legal letters to other news organizations.
CNN
Earlier on Monday, BBC Chairman Samir Shah issued a belated apology for an "error in judgment" regarding the October 2024 documentary. BBC Director General Tim Davey and BBC News chief Deborah Turness resigned on Sunday amid an editing scandal engulfing the British media. There is no indication that the misleading editing was politically motivated. There is also no reason to believe that Davy and Turness knew about this in advance.
Trump's lawyer said that the BBC defamed the president by "deliberately and fraudulently editing its documentary in order to attempt to interfere in the presidential election." The letter accuses the broadcaster of defamation and claims that Trump suffered "enormous financial and reputational damage." Various parts of Trump's speech were edited into the campaign film to give the impression that he told the crowd that he would go to the Capitol with them and "fight like hell."
Associated Press: Trump's speech scandal has caused an existential crisis at the BBC
The sudden resignation of two senior BBC executives over the editing of Trump's speech dealt a devastating blow to the broadcaster, which some in Britain revere as a national treasure, but others deride as outdated and leftist. The hundred-year-old and state-funded television company was criticized after its flagship news program edited fragments of Trump's speech on January 6, 2021, so that it seemed that he directly called on supporters to go to Capitol Hill and "fight like hell."
Associated Press
Critics say the episode is just another example of the BBC's bias, but supporters argue that it is one of the most reliable news sources in the UK and around the world, and that the departure of its most senior executives casts a shadow over public broadcasting. "This is an existential crisis for the BBC," said Julie Posetti, a journalism professor at City St. George University in London. "By capitulating so quickly, the company made it clear that the BBC is relatively easy to intimidate."
The scandal broke out a few days after last week the right-leaning newspaper The Daily Telegraph published details from an internal memo compiled by a former external adviser to the BBC on editorial standards. The memo expresses concern about the editing of Trump's speech. The program, which was broadcast a few days before the 2024 US election, combined three quotes from two parts of a speech delivered almost an hour apart into one.
Politico: The BBC's struggle with Trump began at a difficult time
The British public broadcasting company is fighting for its existence. The scandal with Trump has only complicated the situation. The dispute, which was exploited by representatives of the British right wing, as well as Trump and his allies, broke out at a time when the BBC leadership is preparing for a tense round of negotiations with ministers on the rules it should follow and, most importantly, on the procedure for its financing. The outcome of the negotiations will determine whether the legendary British television company, once the voice of the empire, can survive in its current form.
Politico
Opposition politicians wasted no time defining the conditions of the struggle. "Simply getting rid of two employees will not solve cultural problems that are deeply ingrained at the BBC and have existed for many, many decades," Nigel Farage, a Trump ally who heads Britain's leading Reform UK party in polls and may well become the next prime minister, said at a press conference on Monday.- Minister of the country. He also plans to review the multi-year funding model for the BBC, which is based on the annual payment of individual households.
In accordance with the Royal Charter of the BBC, the broadcasting company is funded by a license fee that every family that watches or records TV shows or broadcasts the BBC iPlayer is required to pay. The current Charter entered into force in 2017 and is valid until December 31, 2027. Negotiations are at an early stage, but people familiar with the discussions say that financing issues will come to the fore when ministers raise taxes. Culture Minister Lisa Nandy, who is leading the Charter renewal process, said in January that she was considering "fairly radical" alternatives to the license fee and would not rule out a subscription model.
The New York Times: Why the BBC is experiencing the most serious crisis in recent decades
It is tempting to view the sudden resignation of two BBC executives, following scathing criticism from the White House, as an extraterritorial example of the pressure that Trump is exerting on the media. But the BBC is not CBS or ABC, which settled the lawsuits filed by Trump for covering his activities. The current crisis, the most serious that the BBC has faced in decades, is not so much related to Trump as to the intractable contradictions in the relationship between the well—known public broadcaster and a company operating in conditions of fierce political and media controversy.
The New York Times
The BBC, criticized by political enemies who accuse it of chronic bias (in this case to the left) and a target for competing media companies unhappy with government funding, is a constant target in UK political contests. Due to its global reach, it regularly faces conflicts with other governments, from India to the United States.
The British government has provided support to the BBC, although Trump's role in this drama has put British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in an awkward position. He tried his best to avoid conflict with the US president on issues such as tariffs and the conflict in Ukraine. On Monday, senior officials called the case an "instructive moment" for the broadcaster. Even the most ardent defenders of the BBC agreed with this.
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