BBC editorial guidelines

July 25, 2025

Will the BBC’s Gaza documentary internal review make any difference?

On July 14th the BBC published the findings of its internal review into the documentary ‘Gaza: How...

July 8, 2025

BBC News website amplification of unsubstantiated leaked claims

Two days after the US had conducted strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran, a BBC News website ...

July 4, 2025

BBC announces new editorial guidelines

Following the public consultation which took place late last year, the BBC has published new editori...

June 30, 2025

BBC News reports on ‘protests’ but fails to provide background

On June 23rd the BBC News website published two filmed reports on the topic of protests against the ...

May 2, 2025

BBC commitment to social media impartiality again shown to be hollow

On April 24th the BBC’s senior international correspondent Orla Guerin tweeted the following: As c...

April 20, 2025

BBC’s Knell bases one-sided report on NGO press releases

On the evening of April 10th the BBC News website published a report about the release of a convicte...

March 25, 2025

BBC journalists ignore impartiality guidelines to sign campaign letter

The BBC’s editorial guidelines on impartiality include a section headed “Campaigns and Initiativ...

January 21, 2025

Futility of BBC mandatory referrals on display yet again

Among the many reports concerning the commencement of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the releas...

January 7, 2025

BBC News website promotes Hamas psychological warfare

Early on the morning of January 6th the BBC News website published a report headlined ‘Hamas lists...

December 12, 2024

BBC’s Knell ignores editorial guidelines to promote Amnesty propaganda

On the afternoon of December 5th the BBC Jerusalem bureau’s Yolande Knell had a report published o...