Impartiality

November 4, 2022

BBC WS exploits Israel election to promote political NGO’s talking points

Among the November 1st coverage of Israel’s general election on BBC World Service radio, an item a...

October 28, 2022

BBC Radio 4 news uncritically amplifies Palestinian propaganda

As was noted in a BBC News website report about a counter-terrorism operation in Nablus (Schem) on O...

September 23, 2022

BBC’s Bateman in the NGO echo chamber

On the evening of September 20th the BBC Jerusalem bureau’s Tom Bateman tweeted what he described ...

September 5, 2022

BBC’s Yolande Knell promotes inaccurate claim in apparent ‘churnalism’

Late on Friday, September 2nd UK time (early Saturday September 3rd Israel time) the BBC News websit...

August 2, 2022

BBC Jerusalem correspondent Tweets part of a story

Back in March we documented BBC World Service radio’s promotion of a narrative about “Palestinia...

July 27, 2022

The empty shell of BBC social media use guidance

The BBC’s guidance on the use of social media opens by clarifying that: [emphasis added] “All BB...

July 17, 2022

BBC’s Bowen promotes ‘apartheid’ smear and unproven Abu Akleh claim

Viewers of the July 14th edition of BBC One’s ‘News at Ten’ saw a report from the BBC’s Midd...

July 15, 2022

The BBC ME editor’s portrayal of ‘international law’

It has been a while since Jeremy Bowen was last in Israel but early on July 13th – some twelve...

July 12, 2022

BBC World Service radio bolsters Oxfam political campaign

Under the sub-heading ‘Campaigns and Initiatives’, BBC editorial guidelines on impartiality incl...

June 30, 2022

BBC’s ‘Woman’s Hour’ jumps on the Abu Akleh narrative bandwagon

If there is one thing that has been particularly striking about the last seven weeks of copious medi...