Public Purposes

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 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 26, 2020

A third BBC report from Beit Ijza highlights omissions in previous two

Why did Tom Bateman fail to provide international BBC audiences with information he apparently had? ...

February 25, 2020

What can BBC audiences expect if the ‘Great Return March’ returns?

Between March 2018 and December 2019 the BBC reported the 'Great Return March' using very specific f...

February 24, 2020

BBC News report on PIJ attacks focuses on Israel’s response

BBC audiences saw one two-sentence paragraph of reporting on rocket attacks against Israeli civilian...

February 23, 2020

BBC News uncritically amplifies Iranian regime claim on voter turnout

BBC News tells readers that a 'mixed system' of governance in Iran includes democracy. ...

February 20, 2020

BBC News ignores events that challenge its chosen ‘peace process’ narrative

Stories which contradict the BBC's chosen editorial line continue to be avoided. ...

February 20, 2020

More BBC News promotion of its politicised narrative on Jerusalem

The BBC's one-sided narratives do a disservice to its funding public. ...

February 19, 2020

BBC News once again misleads on Egyptian Jews

Not for the first time the BBC ignores history in order to promote an inaccurate narrative. ...

February 16, 2020

BBC’s Tom Bateman tells part of a story about a Palestinian house ‘in a cage’

The BBC's one-sided framing of the US proposal continues. ...