"The BBC's outgoing boss has said that the United Kingdom's public broadcaster will not be defined by its enemies as it faces a public relations and leadership crisis and legal threats from US President Donald Trump. In a call with staff on Tuesday, the BBC's director-general, Tim Davie, said he was fiercely proud of the publicly-funded broadcaster, even as he acknowledged that it had made mistakes."
"Trump has threatened to sue the BBC over the edited footage, aired in the Panorama documentary Trump: A Second Chance?, by Friday, unless the broadcaster provides a full and fair retraction and compensation. BBC executives have acknowledged that the footage, which appeared to show Trump directly encouraging the attack on the US Capitol, was misleading, but have rejected claims of systemic bias."
The BBC faces a public relations and leadership crisis after a leaked internal memo suggested misleading edits to footage of Donald Trump's January 6 speech. Legal threats from Trump demand a full retraction and compensation over edited Panorama footage. Senior executives, including Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness, resigned amid the controversy, leaving the broadcaster leaderless during a mid-term government review of governance and regulation. The corporation defends its journalism while acknowledging mistakes, rejects claims of systemic bias, and emphasizes its public-service funding from roughly 24 million licence-fee payers.
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