An award-winning BBC interview and a dictator’s legacy wish
Last week’s Royal Television Society awards ceremony for television journalism saw BBC News win the ‘Interview of the Year’ category. “The winner secured an…
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BBC silent on PA rejection of direct negotiations
In recent months the BBC has repeatedly told its audiences that the current wave of terror attacks against Israelis is the result of the…
BBC News still promoting ‘cycle of violence’ myth
Following the sentencing of two of the three murderers of Mohammed Abu Khdeir by the Jerusalem District Court on February 4th the BBC News…
BBC WS ‘Newshour’ cuts number of Har Nof terror attack victims by a third
The January 10th edition of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘Newshour’ included a discussion (from 44:43 here) about punitive demolitions of the houses…
BBC reports on 2015 internet ‘falsehoods’ – but not its own
Promoted using the heading “Fakes and Falsehoods” and with the sub-heading “Eight ways the internet lied to you in 2015”, the BBC News website…
Reviewing BBC compliance with PLO media guidance
Early in November the PLO’s ‘Negotiations Affairs Department’ – headed by frequent BBC contributor Saeb Erekat – issued a guidance document to members of the…
Abbas’ 2008 peace offer rejection not newsworthy for the BBC
Whilst the BBC’s preoccupation with the lack of diplomatic progress in negotiations to bring about an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict is by no…
Disturbing themes in BBC coverage of the wave of terror in Israel
After almost four weeks of BBC coverage of the current wave of terror attacks in Israel, the promoted themes – and the deliberate omissions…
BBC’s ME editor fails to deliver in ‘Newsnight’ item on Jerusalem terror attacks
h/t @SussexFriends October 13th (a day designated in advance as one of the proverbial ‘Days of Rage’ by Hamas and other Palestinian groups) saw…
Weekend long read
Back in July, BBC coverage of the P5+1 deal with Iran included assurances from some of the corporation’s senior correspondents that funds freed up…