BBC editorial guidelines

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 ...

July 30, 2024

Avoiding the issues: the story of a complaint to the BBC

In October 2023 the BBC News website published several items of content produced by the BBC Verify t...

July 26, 2024

BBC ‘value judgements’ on terrorism again on display

For years we have documented the BBC’s employment of double standards on language when reporting t...

July 14, 2024

Looking behind a BBC World Service radio news bulletin

Listeners to the first hour of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘OS’ on July 5th heard a ne...

July 1, 2024

BBC News again ignores editorial guidelines in doctor interview

The BBC News website’s ‘Israel-Gaza War’ page includes a report published on June 27th under t...

June 21, 2024

BBC issues belated correction on inaccurate ICJ claim

Last month we documented an edition of a BBC Radio Scotland programme in which an invited guest – ...

June 17, 2024

What the BBC doesn’t tell audiences about a frequent contributor’s ‘particular viewpoints’

The BBC tells us that: “The Editorial Guidelines are the BBC’s values and standards. They ap...

May 28, 2024

Inaccurate graphic, failure to meet editorial guidelines in BBC Rafah report

Previously we documented the appearance of an inaccurate and misleading graphic in two BBC News webs...

May 13, 2024

BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today’ platforms disinformation on ICJ ruling

The prime time slot on the May 9th edition of BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today’ programme was given over t...

March 6, 2024

BBC Verify yet again plays the stooge for Hamas casualty figures

On the afternoon of February 29th a BBC Verify report titled “Israel Gaza: Checking Israel’s...