Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC over an edit of a speech he made on 6 Jan 2021 has raised legal and ethical questions, and has brought a focus on the potentially chilling effects on freedom of speech.
Considering the issues in this Global Insight podcast are:
- Nick Pollard, former Head of Sky News; former Chairman, UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) Content Committee
- Gill Phillips, former Director of Legal Services, The Guardian; member, Centre for Investigative Journalism Board of Trustees
- Mark Stephens, media and defamation lawyer, Howard Kennedy; Co-Chair, IBA's Human Rights Institute
- Alan Rusbridger, former Editor, The Guardian
