As documented here last week, an article titled “Everything you need to know about St Andrew’s Day” which appeared on CBBC’s ‘Newsround’ website on November 30th misled the BBC’s younger audiences on Middle East geography.
“We don’t actually know a lot about St Andrew.
It is believed that he was born between the years 5 AD and 10 AD in a place that’s now called Palestine, in the Middle East. […]
Andrew’s brother, Simon Peter, was also one of the disciples. They both lived in Galilee, where they were fishermen.”[emphasis added]
BBC Watch submitted a complaint concerning that error on December 2nd and on December 10th received a reply stating that it “may take a little longer” to address the issue.
Mr Stephen Franklin submitted a complaint concerning the same error on December 3rd and on December 8th received a reply which reads as follows:
“Thanks for contacting us regarding the following Newsround article ‘Everything you need to know about St Andrew’s Day’:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/20556587
We note your comments and have reviewed the article, and please know that the sentence in question now reads:
“It is believed that he was born between the years 5 AD and 10 AD in a place that is now part of Israel.””
The article has indeed been amended but no footnote has been added to advise those who read it during the first week after its publication that it included inaccurate information.
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