"Britain's BBC is reeling this week following the resignations of its director-general, Tim Davie, and news chief Deborah Turness amid accusations of bias in the editing of last year's documentary, "Trump: A Second Chance." The BBC admitted filmmakers spliced together quotes from different sections of the speech Trump made before the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol to make it seem like he was directly urging violence."
"In a different time, the BBC episode would likely have led to a quick admission of a mistake, a correction, apology, and everyone would have moved on, said Mark Lukasiewicz, a former NBC News executive and now dean of Hofstra University's School of Communication. "But in an era where every editing decision taken in a newsroom is now under a microscope and can be weaponized for political purposes," he said, "it's got to be something that is causing real caution in newsrooms all over the world now.""
Editing tape for broadcast has produced a $16 million legal settlement, a network interview policy change, and the resignations of BBC director-general Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness. Filmmakers admitted to splicing together quotes from different parts of former President Donald Trump's Jan. 6, 2021, speech to make it appear he directly urged violence. President Trump sued over a "60 Minutes" edit of Kamala Harris' interview and settled this summer. Complaints from Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem about a "Face the Nation" interview prompted a policy change. Industry leaders warn that editing decisions are now closely scrutinized and can be weaponized politically.
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