BBC World Service radio

February 28, 2014

BBC’s Hardtalk provides platform for Saeb Erekat’s fabricated histories – part two

In part one of this post we looked at the first part of an interview with Saeb Erekat on the BBC pro...

February 27, 2014

BBC’s Hardtalk provides platform for Saeb Erekat’s fabricated histories – part one

The February 18th edition of the BBC’s ‘Hardtalk’ featured presenter Stephen Sacku...

February 17, 2014

The BBC, the British Council and BDS: what Simon Cox didn’t report

The February 13th edition of ‘From Our Own Correspondent’ – broadcast both on Radio 4 ...

February 7, 2014

The 16 month-long story of a complaint to the BBC

If ever there was an example of the patience and tenacity required to see a complaint to the BBC pur...

February 6, 2014

BBC reports on a “new debate” in Israel that isn’t, revives old Ha’aretz campaign

The January 25th edition of ‘From Our Own Correspondent’, which is broadcast both on BBC...

February 2, 2014

Helen Grady does real journalism on BBC WS ‘Assignment’

Last month we noted here the miserable decision by the BBC 2 ‘Newsnight’ production team...

January 17, 2014

Arafat death conspiracy theory featured in BBC WS ‘Newshour’ live coverage of Sharon funeral

On January 13th the 13:06 GMT edition of the BBC World Service programme ‘Newshour’ incl...

January 16, 2014

Continuing serious breaches of editorial guidelines in ‘Newshour’ with Lyse Doucet

The BBC World Service’s flagship international news and current affairs radio programme ‘...

January 13, 2014

Breaches of editorial guidelines in BBC WS ‘Newshour’ special Sharon broadcast

Just one hour after the official announcement of Ariel Sharon’s death on January 11th, the BBC...

December 13, 2013

BBC WS ‘Newshour’ on the Iraqi Jewish Archive

Last month we noted here that a feature on the subject of the restored Iraqi Jewish archive which ap...