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Teathat’s the worst crime BBC is committed with panorama The program aired a week before last year’s US presidential election. donald trump A good reason to criticize it.
Mr. Trump has made his career untruth and wild exaggerationHe began 2011 by expressing “real skepticism” about his presidential ambitions, Barack Obama’s birth certificate – and they have debated the terms of political debate ever since, primarily in the US, even as the infection has spread.
However, perhaps the most serious criticism of him is that, in 2021, he quietly encouraged his supporters to storm the Capitol in an effort to overturn the results of a democratic election. This is why people who care about democracy and freedom should be deeply disappointed by this BBC error in editing footage Mr Trump’s speech that day made the incitement to violence seem more obvious than it actually was.
BBC Has played into Mr Trump’s hands. The corporation has given him a moral and legal stick to beat.
By misrepresenting Mr. Trump, and failing to correct errors and apologize For too long, the BBC has let the ground slip not only from under the feet of those who are critical of the US President, but also from under the feet of those who want to protect the BBC as an invaluable bulwark of public service. journalism,
The president’s claim against the BBC, filed in a Florida court, is without legal merit. The program was not broadcast in the US, except for a small number of subscribers to extra-regional services and rule-breakers who knew how to circumvent geographical restrictions. Mr Trump suffered No measurable electoral loss In one election he won, and his reputation is such that it is difficult to see how this program could diminish his reputation in the eyes of right-thinking people.
a guide to defamation Law For example, Florida states: “You must be able to prove that you suffered harm such as loss of job, inability to get a job, or deprivation of another opportunity as a direct result of this.” defamation,
Mr. Trump’s Loss claims of $10 billion (£7.4 billion) He is hypocritical, opportunistic and a bully. It is designed to intimidate the BBC into setting the amount in the low millions – a strategy that appears to have worked with CNN and CBS in other cases. We are confident that the BBC will stand firm in accepting its mistake and all good people should come forward to help it.
we understand why sir keir starmer He must manage his relationship with Mr Trump in the British national interest. So we have no objection to Sir Ed Davey’s attempt to get the Liberal Democrats to be more explicitly anti-Trump and “demand” that the Prime Minister condemn this, that and others. Everyone else who cares about the BBC should unite in its defence.
it’s not perfect – There cannot be any journalistic enterprise – but it is self-critical, always striving to be correct, impartial and independent. It is a flame of hope for millions of people around the world whose rulers seek to deny them the truth.
As the corporation faces 10-yearly review of its charter – Current expires at the end of 2027 – Same topics as usual will be rehearsed. Is the BBC adapting to technological change? Is it biased, monopolistic or old-fashioned? Can a funding model based on a type of poll tax still be justified?
These are all good questions, although the answer resolves to a variation of Winston Churchill’s view of democracy: that the BBC is the worst form of public service. journalism Except for all the other variations that have been tried from time to time.
As it comes under attack from the great bullies of the White House, everyone who cares about free speech, good journalism and democracy should come out vigorously in defense of the BBC.