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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Trump v the BBC is an episode from IBA podcast by International Bar Association (IBA).

This episode is 13:59 long.

This episode was published on Feb 5, 2026.

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