Jo Floto

February 10, 2026

BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil avoids facts to promote a narrative

On February 5th the BBC News website published a filmed report credited to its Tokyo correspondent S...

August 27, 2025

BBC Middle East bureau chief pushes a dishonest narrative

Previously we discussed an article published by the Guardian on the afternoon of August 21st: GUARDI...

May 20, 2024

More bizarre terror commentary from the BBC’s John Simpson

The May 12th edition of BBC One’s “Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg” included an interview with th...

July 23, 2023

BBC News airbrushes weapons and explosives in Jenin mosque

Previously we looked at how the BBC News website portrayed the background to and reasons for the co...

July 9, 2023

BBC ME bureau chief frames the IDF operation in Jenin

Among the BBC’s early coverage of the recent two-day counter-terrorism operation in Jenin was a fi...

February 6, 2022

New BBC Middle East bureau chief

The BBC’s Middle East bureau will have a new head as of next month: Since October 2016 Jo Floto ha...