January 27, 2020

Snark and speculation on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today’

Once again the BBC recycles a media generated myth. ...

January 26, 2020

BBC R4’s ‘World at One’ misleads on the Holocaust

Listeners hear that some the six million victims of the Holocaust were not Jews. ...

January 26, 2020

BBC News again uncritically amplifies Iranian regime disinformation

The BBC continues to obstruct its public purposes by uncritically amplifying an authoritarian regime...

January 24, 2020

Weekend long read

Our weekly round-up of Middle East related background reading. ...

January 24, 2020

BBC News promotes partisan political narrative on Old City

As usual the BBC excludes essential context in order to promote a narrative. ...

January 23, 2020

BBC’s Guerin gratuitously inserts ‘occupation’ into Holocaust remembrance coverage

Another chapter in Orla Guerin's problematic record of reporting on Israel. ...

January 23, 2020

BBC’s Bateman shoehorns ‘occupation’ into Holocaust remembrance report

The BBC breaches editorial guidelines relating to contributors' affiliations. ...

January 22, 2020

A BBC journalist’s portrayal of an armed infiltration from the Gaza Strip

BBC News has to date not reported an armed infiltration into Israeli territory. ...

January 22, 2020

BBC mixed messaging on Iranian support for the Houthis persists

Frequently recycled messaging from a 2016 backgrounder conflicts with the BBC's public purposes. ...

January 21, 2020

What does the BBC tell audiences about Iraqi attacks on Israel in 1991?

BBC portrayals of attacks on Israel during the Gulf War fall short....