Jonathan Marcus

December 17, 2019

BBC News avoids the term ‘occupation’ in Cyprus gas report

The BBC's double standards on disputed territories are once again on display. ...

December 2, 2019

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

Once again BBC audiences saw no reporting on internal Palestinian affairs....

November 21, 2019

BBC News ignores rockets on northern Israel but reports response

BBC reporting on Israeli strikes in Syria follows the usual template....

October 2, 2019

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

In the first three quarters of 2019 BBC News website audiences saw over seven times more coverage of...

March 5, 2019

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

A monthly review of BBC News website reporting....

July 2, 2018

Looking behind a BBC News website tag

The BBC's curious choice of tag for an article which accurately portrayed Syrian chemical attacks. ...

June 8, 2018

Same plane, two countries, two different BBC News portrayals

Within the space of two weeks BBC audiences see differing portrayals of the same plane. ...

October 15, 2017

BBC policy on portrayal of UN anti-Israel bias on display again

BBC News website audiences are told that UN anti-Israel bias is 'perceived'. ...

August 2, 2017

BBC changes its tune on Israeli missile defence

Four years on, the BBC's defence correspondent presents a different view of the Iron Dome....

May 1, 2017

BBC News website promotes an ‘Israeli attack’ that wasn’t

A BBC article promotes a 'suspected Israeli attack in Syria' that never happened. ...