The ABC has been attacked in News Corp outlets for its editing of Trump’s Capitol speech. Did it do the same as the BBC?

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:01:15 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov/18/abc-trump-capitol-speech-news-corp-bbc>

"Sky News Australia and The Australian have accused the ABC of distorting a
speech by Donald Trump on the day of the attack on the US Capitol, 6 January
2021.

Their commentator Chris Kenny called the treatment of the speech in a Four
Corners
 episode an “almost identical act of deception” as the edit of the
BBC’s Panorama program that led to the resignation of the British public
broadcaster’s director general and head of news last week.

On Wednesday the ABC’s managing director, Hugh Marks, is due to appear at the
National Press Club, where he may face questions over similarities or otherwise
between the two programs.

So what are the words under debate, and does the ABC have a case to answer?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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