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More uncritical BBC amplification of CPJ messaging

Last month we discussed the BBC News website’s reporting on the topic of the deaths of journalists during the current conflict: BBC NEWS WEBSITE…

BBC News website reporting on the deaths of journalists

On November 21st the BBC News website published a report – tagged ‘Press freedom’ – by Lipika Pelham headlined ‘Lebanon PM says Israeli strikes…

BBC efforts to damp down criticism do not address the real issues

After spending two weeks in ‘Al Jazeera with tea and biscuits’ mode, the BBC is now trying to damp down the considerable public criticism…

BBC Jerusalem bureau does churnalism for CPJ report

On the afternoon of May 9th the BBC News website published an article by the Jerusalem bureau’s Tom Bateman under the headline ‘Israeli military…

BBC website reporting on Operation Breaking Dawn ceasefire

The BBC News website’s third written report on the topic of Operation Breaking Dawn appeared on the afternoon of August 7th under the title…

Indy op-ed evokes antisemitism

An op-ed in the Independent by Aida Touma-Sliman, who represents Hadash/Joint List in Israel’s Knesset, written prior to the US president’s trip to the…

The empty shell of BBC social media use guidance

The BBC’s guidance on the use of social media opens by clarifying that: [emphasis added] “All BBC activity on social media, whether it is…

BBC News continues to perpetuate the myth of terror group ‘wings’

On November 19th a report headlined “Hamas to be declared a terrorist group by UK” was published on the BBC News website’s ‘UK’ and…

Promoted and quoted: the BBC’s preferred NGO contributors in 2019

Despite the amendments made to BBC editorial guidelines in 2019, audiences heard nothing at all about the funding of any of the NGOs featured in BBC content.