Gaza Strip

September 28, 2014

Dumbed down BBC reporting on the Palestinian Unity Government continues

September 25th saw the appearance of an article titled “Hamas and Fatah agree unity government...

September 26, 2014

BBC misleads audiences regarding cause of Operation Protective Edge

On September 23rd the BBC News website’s Middle East page published an article titled “I...

September 23, 2014

Will the BBC’s Doucet report on the real reasons for lost childhoods in Gaza?

On September 21st the Guardian published an interview with the BBC’s chief international corre...

September 21, 2014

Guardian/Reuters buries the lead on Hamas targeting of Palestinian civilians

Hidden in the final sentence of a Guardian/Reuters report on Sept. 20th, Egypt to host Gaza talks b...

September 21, 2014

Yolande Knell’s Gaza borders campaign continues on BBC Radio 4’s PM

h/t JK Since July a prevalent theme in BBC reporting on the recent conflict in Israel and the Gaza S...

September 20, 2014

Reader secures correction to BBC News website article

Earlier this month we noted here that a report which appeared on the BBC News website’s Middle...

September 19, 2014

A BBC News report tells readers: ‘ceasefire has held’ and ‘mortar fired’

On September 17th an article appeared on the BBC News website’s Middle East page under the tit...

September 18, 2014

More on the BBC’s ‘Dutchman returns Holocaust medal’ story

Readers may recall that last month we noted here that two reports – one written and one filmed –...

September 17, 2014

Not just about journalism: BBC editorial guidelines and the wider public interest

As is of course to be expected, the horrific murder of one British charity worker by ISIS last weeke...

September 16, 2014

The BBC and the ‘destroyed’ Gaza power plant

“Power plant destroyed” screamed the sub-heading in a BBC News website report on July 29...