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Add as preferred source on GoogleUK culture minister Lisa Nandy supports BBC's apology to Trump over a documentary that implied he incited violence, acknowledging media responsibility.
LONDON (Reuters) -British culture minister Lisa Nandy said on Friday it was right that the BBC had apologised to U.S. President Donald Trump over a documentary his lawyers called defamatory.
"They've rightly accepted that they didn't meet the highest standards," Nandy told Times Radio. "I think it's also right that they've apologised."
The documentary, which aired on the BBC's "Panorama" news programme just before the U.S. presidential election in 2024, spliced together three parts of Trump's speech on January 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the Capitol. The edit created the impression he had called for violence.
(Reporting by Sarah Young and Kate Holton, editing by Catarina Demony)
A documentary is a non-fictional film or television program that provides a factual report on a particular subject, often including interviews, archival footage, and commentary.
An apology is a statement expressing regret for an error or offense. In media, it often refers to a formal acknowledgment of a mistake made in reporting or broadcasting.
Defamation is the act of making false statements about a person or entity that can damage their reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel).
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