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International Bar Association: Global Insight podcast · February 5 · 13 min

Trump v the BBC

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

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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

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