BBC Chair Samir Shah Blocks Release of Board Discussions Over Botched Trump Edit
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Jake Kanter
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BBC Chair Samir Shah has blocked the release of internal board discussions from November 2025 regarding a botched edit of Donald Trump on the program 'Panorama'. The incident led to a lawsuit from the U.S. president and forced the resignations of the BBC's director general and head of news. Shah personally refused to disclose the written board deliberations, claiming it is not in the public interest, despite Deadline's efforts to obtain the information.
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· 3 pulledSamir Shah has blocked Deadline's efforts to disclose written discussions between board members during the week in which a botched Donald Trump edit spiraled into a catastrophe
The November 2025 board deliberations are vital to understanding whether disagreement among directors...
It was the BBC crisis that resulted in a lawsuit from the U.S. president, but the British broadcaster's chair has personally refused to release key information
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