BBC editorial guidelines

December 3, 2024

BBC audiences once again hear ‘genocide’ disinformation

One of the five public purposes set out in the BBC’s charter includes the obligation to “help co...

November 22, 2024

The editorialised portrayal of a BBC contributor

BBC News website coverage of the 2024 US election has included reports by the BBC Jerusalem bureau�...

November 15, 2024

Have your say: consultation on draft BBC editorial guidelines

The BBC has announced a public consultation to which it is possible to contribute until December 19t...

November 13, 2024

Sensationalist BBC ‘Gaza war dead’ headline misleads audiences

On the afternoon of Friday November 8th, the BBC News website published a report by Mallory Moench u...

October 7, 2024

Omissions in BBC account of terror attack in Jaffa

On the evening of October 1st the BBC News website published a short report headlined “Several kil...

September 24, 2024

Multiple BBC reports promote anonymous unsubstantiated claims

On September 18th – the day after the explosions of Hizballah pagers in Lebanon and Syria R...

September 19, 2024

BBC News again ignores editorial guidelines on ‘contributors’ affiliations’

On September 2nd a report was published on the BBC News website’s ‘Middle East’ page under the...

September 9, 2024

Terrorism downplayed in BBC report on counter-terrorism operation

On September 6th the BBC News website published a report by Lucy Williamson “in Jenin” and Raffi...

August 11, 2024

BBC News uncritically promotes an NGO’s political campaign

On August 5th the BBC News website published a report by Paul Adams titled “Blindfolded, bound and...

August 8, 2024

BBC News airbrushes new Hamas leader’s CV

On the evening of August 6th the BBC News website published a report headlined “Hamas names Yahya ...