Impartiality

February 14, 2024

BBC’s Bowen claims he ‘cannot check’ Hamas theft of humanitarian aid

Previously we discussed the problematic presentation of the topic of humanitarian aid to the Gaza St...

February 11, 2024

Another BBC Verify report adds to its record of imbalance

On the evening of Friday, February 9th, the BBC News website published a report by BBC Verify headli...

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...

February 6, 2024

Another chapter in the story of BBC impartiality and social media

On February 4th the Telegraph published a report by Henry Bodkin headlined ‘BBC journalists ‘lik...

January 28, 2024

BBC News amplifies Scottish MP’s unevidenced allegation

On January 24th the BBC News website published a filmed item headlined ‘SNP asks PM to call Israel...

January 26, 2024

Mid-term review of the BBC highlights impartiality and complaints

When the BBC’s Royal Charter was last renewed in 2016, the terms included the possibility of a mid...

January 2, 2024

Background to a ‘human rights’ NGO with employees recently featured in BBC content

NGO Monitor recently published a new profile of the Geneva-based NGO ‘Euro-Med Human Rights Monito...

December 24, 2023

‘When did you stop beating your wife?’ reporting from the BBC

Eleven years have passed since the BBC vigorously promoted the unverified claim that the infant son ...

November 28, 2023

BBC responses to criticism of coverage of the Al Ahli explosion – part two

As noted here previously, on November 24th the Press Gazette reported the response of the BBC’s Ex...

November 27, 2023

BBC responses to criticism of coverage of the Al Ahli explosion – part one

On November 25th the BBC News channel aired an item in which its international editor Jeremy Bowen d...