$1bn lawsuit | Rocked to its core, the BBC needs resilient leaders now more than ever

A leaked memo, a scandal, eventual apologies, two resignations, and now a $1 billion lawsuit threat from President Trump.

Quite the week for the BBC, as it reels from the impact of a Telegraph report that revealed claims of institutional bias at the broadcaster.

Citing a dossier in which former BBC adviser Michael Prescott listed “systemic problems,” the report included suggestions that a Panorama documentary of Trump’s 6 January 2021 speech was edited misleadingly.

In the wake of the scandal, BBC Director General Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness have both stepped down.