Impartiality

July 16, 2020

A BBC WS radio history programme’s selective history

The July 13th edition of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘Witness History’ was titled “T...

July 10, 2020

Reviewing the impartiality of BBC website coverage of potential application of civil law to parts of Area C

Previously we examined the impartiality of BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service radio coverage of the p...

July 9, 2020

Reviewing the impartiality of BBC radio coverage of potential application of civil law to parts of Area C

The BBC’s editorial guidelines on impartiality state: “Due impartiality usually involves more ...

July 8, 2020

BBC radio backtracks on non-starter story it promoted for weeks

Previously we discussed a report by BBC Jerusalem bureau correspondent Yolande Knell which appeared ...

July 7, 2020

Reviewing BBC R4 Today’s idea of ‘balanced’ coverage – part two

In part one of this post we discussed an interview with the Palestinian Authority’s representative...

June 30, 2020

Another history-free ‘annexation backgrounder’ from BBC News

Despite the fact that the June 16th written backgrounder titled “Israel, annexation and the West B...

June 29, 2020

Bateman’s ‘annexation’ road trip reveals nothing new to BBC audiences

The BBC’s generous coverage of an event which has not happened (see ‘related articles’ below) ...

June 21, 2020

Reviewing the BBC’s ‘annexation’ backgrounder – part two

Earlier we discussed the first section of an unattributed backgrounder titled “Israel, annexation ...

June 21, 2020

Reviewing the BBC’s ‘annexation’ backgrounder – part one

On June 16th the BBC News website published a backgrounder titled “Israel, annexation and the West...

June 18, 2020

BBC News misrepresents ‘previous US positions’

On the afternoon of June 16th a report headlined “Israel’s West Bank annexation plan condemn...