BBC News style guide

June 3, 2021

Examining early BBC Radio 4 framing of the May 10 hostilities – part one

Previously we looked at points arising from the first hours of BBC Radio 4 coverage of the May 10th ...

July 20, 2020

BBC’s ‘Hardtalk’ recycles an inaccuracy previously acknowledged and corrected

In February of this year the BBC’s response to a complaint from CAMERA UK acknowledged that the PL...

February 14, 2020

The exception to the BBC rule on place names

The BBC News style guide reveals plenty of examples of the corporation's policy of moving away from ...

October 31, 2019

BBC Arabic radio promotes Israel-free map of ‘Palestine’ for children

An image promoted by BBC News Arabic erases Israel and Jews from the map....

August 15, 2019

BBC Arabic breaches style guide on Temple Mount

Once again the BBC employs PLO recommended terminology rather than following its own style guide. ...

March 28, 2019

BBC R4 newsreader refers to a state the BBC knows does not exist

Breaches of the BBC's style guide continue....

January 17, 2019

Increase in breaches of BBC’s style guide

There is little point in the BBC having a style guide if journalists, presenters and producers ignor...

December 9, 2018

Accuracy and impartiality fails in Welsh language show on BBC iPlayer – part one

A Welsh language show on BBC iPlayer breaches accuracy and impartiality guidelines. ...

June 5, 2018

Inaccuracy, omission and oddity in a BBC Radio Ulster item on Israel – part two

BBC Radio Ulster's 'expert contributor' calls for BDS against Israel, claims Hizballah attacked the ...

June 4, 2018

Inaccuracy, omission and oddity in a BBC Radio Ulster item on Israel – part one

A BBC item about Israel and Gaza included the Eurovision Song Contest, the 9/11 terror attacks, BDS,...