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BBC Chair Samir Shah considering how to respond to ‘litigious fellow’ Trump

BBC chair Samir Shah has said he is considering how to respond to "litigious fellow" Donald Trump after the US president threatened legal action against the broadcaster following the selective editing of his speech outside the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 in a Panorama episode.

The Independent UK

Who could replace Tim Davie as BBC director general?

Corporation may seek a candidate with news experience but commercial credentials could also be a prerequisite

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’

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BBC receives letter from Donald Trump threatening legal action over edited speech

The controversy surrounding what the BBC has called an "error of judgement" led Director General Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness to resign on Sunday.

Euronews

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.

Evening Standard

BBC chairman’s apology letter over Trump speech edit, in full

Samir Shah acknowledged more than 500 complaints in the letter

The Independent UK

Trump threatens legal action against BBC over Panorama speech edit

The BBC has said it will ‘respond directly in due course’.

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BBC chairman Samir Shah's apology letter in full after Trump Panorama speech editing storm

The apology follows the resignation of two of the corporation's most senior figures, chief executive of BBC News Deborah Turness and director-general Tim Davie

Evening Standard

BBC ‘apologises for error of judgment’ over Trump speech edit

BBC chairman Samir Shah outlined the response in a letter to the CMS.

Evening Standard

Donald Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1 billion as doctored speech row engulfs corporation

‘He’s a litigious fellow so we should be prepared for all outcomes,’ says BBC chairman Samir Shah

Evening Standard

Tim Davie ignored concerns about BBC Trump documentary – Dinenage

Director-general Tim Davie resigned over the editing of a speech by Donald Trump.

Evening Standard

BBC chair apologises for Trump speech edit but defends corporation against bias claims

Samir Shah says BBC ‘must champion impartiality’, as Ed Davey warns UK must ‘defend our democracy from foreign interference’

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit as chair says speech edit was ‘error of judgment’ – as it happened

BBC chair Samir Shah apologises for way in which speech from US president was edited after corporation’s two most senior executives resign

The Guardian - UK

Trump 'corrupt' attack on BBC slapped down by No10 as 'fake news' crisis grows after Tim Davie quit

BBC chairman Samir Shah is expected to apologise for the way a speech by Donald Trump was edited for Panorama

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The Independent UK

BBC chairman expected to apologise for Trump speech edit after Davie resignation

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she was ‘confident’ BBC bosses would treat allegations of bias seriously.

The Independent UK

Why have Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resigned from the BBC?

Davie stepped down following intense pressure after a series of scandals

The Independent UK

Here’s how the BBC’s new director-general will be chosen

Tim Davie announced he will step down as director-general of the BBC after five years in the role

Evening Standard

How will the new BBC director-general be chosen?

Tim Davie’s successor will be appointed by the BBC Board which ensures the corporation delivers its mission and public purposes.

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The Guardian - UK

The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in

The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism

The Guardian - UK

BBC bias row: how a week of hostile headlines from rightwing media led to resignations

Rightwing media have published a series of attacks on the corporation after a memo from a former BBC adviser critical of its output

The Guardian - UK

Lisa Nandy says she still has confidence in BBC leaders after Trump speech edit

Culture secretary has spoken to BBC chair Samir Shah about criticised edit of US president’s 6 January 2021 speech

Evening Standard

Nandy ‘confident’ BBC bosses will deal with bias allegations

The corporation is expected to apologise on Monday following concerns about how a speech by Donald Trump was edited in Panorama.

The Guardian - UK

The Tube presenter, the former ballerina and the banker: the BBC board’s members

While the director general, Tim Davie, is often in the spotlight, here is what you need to know about the rest of the broadcaster’s leadership

Evening Standard

Tim Davie calls BBC’s Bob Vylan Glastonbury broadcast ‘significant mistake’

The corporation’s director-general faced questions from MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

The Independent UK

Tim Davie insists he is fit to lead the BBC in the ‘right way’ amid scandals

The BBC has been criticised for a number of failings in recent months

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