"BBC director general Tim Davie earlier told staff "we've got to fight for our journalism" after the US president's threat to sue the corporation for $1bn (760m). A leaked internal BBC memo said the Panorama film misled viewers by splicing together parts of Trump's speech on 6 January 2021 and made it appear as if he had explicitly encouraged the Capitol Hill riot. BBC chair Samir Shah has apologised."
"She told the Commons: "There is a fundamental difference between raising serious concerns over editorial failings and members of this House launching a sustained attack on the institution itself, because the BBC is not just a broadcaster, it is a national institution that belongs to us all." She added that the BBC "has faced criticism from all sides for its coverage of highly contentious and contested issues, and [has been] accused of giving too much airtime to particular parties, and for giving them too little"."
BBC leadership resigned amid controversy after a leaked internal memo said a Panorama film had spliced parts of Donald Trump's 6 January 2021 speech, making it appear he explicitly encouraged the Capitol riot. The BBC chair apologised and senior executives stepped down following mounting pressure. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy defended the BBC as a national institution, promised a review of its charter to ensure stronger accountability, and urged MPs to distinguish serious editorial concerns from sustained attacks on the broadcaster. Tim Davie urged staff to defend the corporation's journalism while acknowledging costly mistakes were made.
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