Jon Donnison

May 20, 2026

BBC News circles the wagons with the New York Times

It took four days but eventually the BBC lined up behind the New York Times’ defence of its May 11...

May 6, 2026

BBC Complaints refuses to update ‘first responder’ claim

Previously we documented a BBC News website report which had not been updated to inform audiences th...

April 28, 2026

BBC News presents Hamas terrorist as ‘first responder’

On April 23rd the BBC News website published a report credited to Jon Donnison under the headline â€...

April 21, 2026

What did audiences learn from two BBC trips to Metula?

Two days after Hizballah chose to violate the November 2024 ceasefire agreement between Israel and L...

March 8, 2026

BBC News website live page reporting of Hizballah ceasefire violations

At around 01:05 a.m. on the morning of March 2nd, sirens sounded in the city of Haifa and surroundin...

February 5, 2026

BBC coverage of Stage 2 of the Gaza ceasefire – part two

Previously we discussed some aspects of the BBC News website’s coverage of the US administrationâ€...

February 4, 2026

BBC coverage of Stage 2 of the Gaza ceasefire – part one

On January 14th 2026 the US administration announced the launch of phase two of the ceasefire in the...

January 11, 2026

BBC’s Donnison airbrushes Hamas from report on Gaza Strip

On January 8th terrorists in the Gaza Strip launched a rocket towards Israel which fell short, landi...

December 5, 2025

A BBC report once again fails to tell the whole story

Previously we discussed a November 22nd BBC News website report by Rushdi Abualouf and Jon Donniso...

December 1, 2025

BBC amends Gaza ‘yellow line’ claim

Previously we documented a BBC News website report in which readers found uncritical amplification o...