BBC reported that on local time the 10th, in response to claims that a BBC documentary had misled viewers by editing the speeches of US President Trump, the chairman of BBC, Samir Shah, apologized and called it a "judgmental mistake".

That day, Shah submitted a written statement to the members of the UK Culture, Media and Sport Committee, and then also accepted an interview with BBC editors.

According to Reuters, Shah told British MPs that BBC admitted that the editing of Trump's speech created a misleading impression and should have been handled more carefully. This issue had been reviewed internally earlier this year, but at that time BBC did not take any formal action.

"There is no doubt that BBC must defend its impartial position," Shah said, adding that BBC has promised to rebuild public trust and ensure its news reporting meets the highest standards of impartiality.

Regarding the editing of Trump's speech, Shah said that after further discussion, BBC acknowledged that this editing method indeed "gave the impression that Trump was directly calling for violent actions... BBC apologizes for this judgmental mistake."

BBC reported that day that Trump had written to BBC, threatening legal action against it, and BBC would respond at an appropriate time.

On the 10th, after explaining to British MPs, Shah accepted an interview with BBC editors. When asked whether he would personally apologize to Trump on behalf of BBC, Shah said, "We have received letters from President Trump and his team, and we are considering how to respond to him."

Additionally, when asked if Trump would sue BBC as he had previously sued American media, Shah responded, "I don't know yet. But he likes to sue. So we should be prepared for all possible outcomes."

Samir Shah, Chairman of BBC. BBC

According to a独家 report by The Daily Telegraph on the 3rd, a 19-page report written by a former member of the BBC Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee (EGSC) stated that the Panorama program maliciously edited video clips of Trump's speech, splicing together content that was nearly an hour apart into a false script that incited the Capitol riot, even reversing the sequence of images to create a false cause-and-effect illusion, which was accused of seriously misleading the audience.

Reuters reported that public criticism of BBC's biased reporting continued to escalate. On the 9th, BBC's CEO Tim Davie and the chief executive of the news department, Deborah Turness, announced their resignations.

Trump posted screenshots of the news about Davie and Turness' resignation on social media on the 9th, calling them "corrupt journalists" who had tried to interfere with the US presidential election. Trump also said that worse still, they came from Britain, seen by many Americans as "the number one ally."

On the 10th, a spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Starmer stated that Starmer does not believe that BBC has "systemic bias."

The spokesperson added, "BBC must take action to maintain public trust and quickly correct mistakes when they occur. For any public service broadcasting organization, accountability is crucial."

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