Deborah Turness

May 11, 2025

Has the BBC kept its October 2023 promises?

Two weeks after the horrific events of October 7th 2023, the BBC was in damage control mode due to e...

October 31, 2024

The BBC’s response to the Asserson Report

Some seven weeks after the publication of the Asserson Report on BBC coverage of the Israel-Hamas wa...

October 10, 2024

BBC Verify produces a third report on damage in Lebanon

On September 27th BBC Verify put out a report about “missile damage in Lebanon”: BBC VERIFY AVOI...

October 9, 2024

Looking at BBC claims of ‘constraints’ on reporting

Previously we discussed part of a statement titled “October 7th: One Year On” which was put out...

October 6, 2024

Propaganda, hate speech and disinformation: the BBC’s idea of ‘a range of perspectives’

On October 1st – the day after the publication of a second report on the topic of BBC coverage of ...

August 18, 2024

BBC News qualifies ‘Israeli air strike’ claim three days on

On the evening of August 13th the BBC News website published a report headlined “Baby twins killed...

March 5, 2024

The CEO of BBC News answers a question

On the morning of March 1st we asked a question: As we noted in our post, the ITIC recently publishe...

February 9, 2024

BBC News showcases ‘Gaza war protest’ agitprop

On the morning of February 6th the BBC News website published an uncredited report headlined “Chil...

November 1, 2023

BBC News continues to fail on use of language

When it’s boiled down, journalism is all about language. A journalist’s choice of words clearly ...

October 31, 2023

BBC News portrays Dagestan pogrom mob as ‘anti-Israel protesters’

This is a Tweet sent by the BBC’s long-time Russia editor the day after an incident at an airport ...