BBC News style guide

April 2, 2024

BBC corrects one version of a report which breaches its own style guide

Last month we noted the appearance of a report by the BBC Jerusalem bureau’s Yolande Knell in whic...

March 15, 2024

BBC’s Knell again promotes selective and deficient Ramadan framing

Previously we discussed a March 4th report by the BBC Jerusalem bureau’s Yolande Knell in which sh...

March 10, 2024

BBC’s Yolande Knell downplays Ramadan incitement

On March 4th the BBC News website published a report by Yolande Knell under the headline “Gaza war...

April 13, 2023

Jordanian disinformation goes unchallenged on BBC Radio 4

Previously we looked at omissions in BBC News website reporting on disturbances on Temple Mount on t...

February 27, 2023

For the sixth time in six months, BBC Arabic corrects “settlements” error

Following communication from CAMERA Arabic, BBC Arabic once again corrected a reference to Jewish co...

June 2, 2022

BBC’s Jerusalem Day report erases Jordanian occupation yet again

Late on May 28th the BBC News website published a report by Raffi Berg on its ‘Middle East’ pag...

May 9, 2022

BBC Arabic avoids correcting biased terminology

Following communication with the BBC and based on material flagged up and translated by CAMERA Arabi...

May 8, 2022

Elad attack: BBC continues to avoid the word terror

The May 5th terror attack in the town of Elad in central Israel was the topic of two reports publish...

April 29, 2022

BBC presenter promotes ‘two versions’ of events on Temple Mount

We have previously discussed some of the BBC’s coverage of the pre-planned violent rioting on Temp...

April 26, 2022

When the BBC has no qualms about adoption of ‘other people’s language as our own’

The BBC’s editorial guidelines on ‘War, Terror and Emergencies’ include a section titled ‘Us...