Jonathan Marcus

January 26, 2022

BBC News ignores pro-Houthi rally in the Gaza Strip

On January 22nd an article by former BBC correspondent Jonathan Marcus appeared in the ‘featuresâ€...

June 6, 2021

SUMMARY OF BBC NEWS WEBSITE PORTRAYAL OF ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS – MAY 2021

Throughout the month of May 2021, one hundred and five written or filmed reports relating to Israel ...

August 16, 2020

BBC News replies to a complaint after four months

On March 31st the BBC News website published an article by Jonathan Marcus titled “Coronavirus: A ...

July 13, 2020

BBC World Service radio airs speculation presented as ‘analysis’

The BBC has shown significant interest in a number of recent incidents at various sites in Iran and ...

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...

May 20, 2020

The BBC continues to frame an event which has yet to happen

Previously we have looked at the BBC’s preemptive framing of the as yet theoretical application of...

April 3, 2020

The BBC, Coronavirus and population density

On March 31st an article by the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus titled “Coronavir...

February 10, 2020

Reviewing BBC News website coverage of the US ‘Peace to Prosperity’ plan

Yet again BBC journalists were far more intent on establishing a specific narrative than they were c...

January 22, 2020

BBC mixed messaging on Iranian support for the Houthis persists

Frequently recycled messaging from a 2016 backgrounder conflicts with the BBC's public purposes. ...

January 2, 2020

Summary of BBC News website portrayal of Israel and the Palestinians – December 2019

All of the BBC News website's December reporting concerning Palestinians came within the framework o...