Impartiality

March 12, 2020

BBC News erases relevant background from report on Palestinian riot

Incitement and organisation were not included in the BBC's background information. ...

March 11, 2020

BBC travel show brings in political activist on Jerusalem archaeology

The March 8th edition of the BBC World News and BBC News TV channels programme ‘The Travel Show’...

March 9, 2020

BBC shows limited interest in a new Gaza border wall

The BBC's non-Arabic speaking audiences have not been informed of a new barrier on the Gaza Strip bo...

March 8, 2020

BBC News signposts Israeli political lists – except one

Which political party did the BBC refrain from categorising? ...

March 8, 2020

BBC News coverage of terrorism in Israel – February 2020

Our monthly review of BBC News website reporting on Palestinian terrorism. ...

March 5, 2020

BBC promotes linkage between elections on two continents

Radio 4 listeners were told that the outcome of the March 2nd Israeli election “could affect Mr Tr...

March 3, 2020

BBC’s Bateman sketches a simplistic portrait of the Arab Israeli vote

On March 1st – the evening before Israel’s election – the BBC put out a report by its Jeru...

March 2, 2020

Summary of BBC News website portrayal of Israel and the Palestinians – February 2020

Our monthly overview of BBC coverage. ...

March 1, 2020

BBC’s ‘Hardtalk’ promotes half a story from 2014

The failure to provide context to an incident brought up by Sackur prevents audience understanding. ...

February 28, 2020

BBC Radio 4’s promotion of an ‘epic novel’ and an appealing narrative

Radio 4 dedicates two weeks of radio broadcasts to a novel with a tidy narrative about peace. ...