Chris Gunness

January 29, 2024

BBC News report on UNRWA scandal quotes former BBC and UNRWA staffer

Early on the evening of January 26th the BBC News website published a report headlined “Hamas atta...

December 18, 2018

Documenting BBC amplification of an UNRWA campaign

Once again the BBC self-conscripted to an UNRWA campaign in 2018....

September 7, 2018

BBC WS listeners get more unchallenged UNRWA narrative

An UNRWA spokesman's misleading talking points once again go unchallenged on the BBC World Service....

September 3, 2018

BBC News reporting on US aid cut to UNRWA – part two

Months of superficial BBC reporting on UNRWA continue. ...

September 2, 2018

BBC News reporting on US aid cut to UNRWA – part one

Once again the BBC reports on UNRWA without the provision of essential background. ...

July 18, 2018

UNRWA spokesman’s biased polemic goes unchallenged on BBC R4 ‘Today’ – part two

After 11 minutes and 40 seconds of BBC R4 coverage of a Gaza story, audiences had still not been inf...

July 17, 2018

UNRWA spokesman’s biased polemic goes unchallenged on BBC R4 ‘Today’ – part one

BBC Radio 4 brings in Chris Gunness to 'explain' events in Gaza. ...

January 30, 2018

BBC’s Yolande Knell amplifies UNRWA’s PR campaign

Nearly half a BBC report on UNRWA amplifies statements by its staff. ...

January 21, 2018

BBC WS Newsday coverage of UNRWA aid story – part two

The BBC World Service amplifies inaccurate claims from UNRWA three times. ...

January 18, 2018

BBC WS Newsday coverage of UNRWA aid story – part one

What did listeners to BBC WS 'Newsday' hear about US aid to UNRWA? ...