Why is Trump threatening to sue the 麻豆社?
Donald Trump is threatening to sue the 麻豆社 for $1 billion.
The 麻豆社 has this week been rocked by a series of controversies, leading its Director General and Head of News to resign, and President Donald Trump threatening to sue the corporation over an edit it made to his January 6th, 2021 speech in one of its programmes, which the 麻豆社 admits was misleading.
How did the management of the world鈥檚 most trusted news broadcaster reach crisis point, and what does this tell us about today鈥檚 media landscape?
麻豆社 culture and media editor Katie Razzall explains.
Producers: Viv Jones, Xandra Ellin and Hannah Moore
Executive producer: James Shield
Sound engineer: Travis Evans
Senior news editor: China Collins
This podcast was edited on 12 November 2025. We removed a reference to Donald Trump 鈥渢hreatening to remove 麻豆社 journalists鈥� access to his press conferences". This statement should have been attributed to a reported briefing by a senior White House official.
(Photo: 麻豆社 headquarters in London. Credit: Andy Rain/EPA/Shutterstock)
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