Language when Reporting Terrorism

February 9, 2020

BBC News portrayal of Palestinian violence sticks to the narrative

A BBC report about a spate of terror attacks as usual avoids the word terror. ...

December 2, 2019

BBC again ignores its own editorial guidelines in London terror reports

The perpetrator of a stabbing attack on the BBC's home turf is described in language never seen in r...

November 15, 2019

BBC News website adheres zealously to editorial guidelines

The BBC's double standards on terrorism were on show again....

October 16, 2019

BBC portrayal of attacks on synagogues differs according to location

The BBC had no problem describing a shooting attack at a synagogue as terrorism when it happened in ...

August 25, 2019

BBC News ‘contextualises’ terror attack with ‘settlements’ and ‘international law’

The BBC continues to compromise its own impartiality....

August 11, 2019

BBC reporting on Gush Etzion terror attack

The BBC once again refrains from describing a terror attack as such in its own words....

July 31, 2019

The BBC and definition of terrorism

Claim made by the BBC News editorial director is inaccurate....

July 9, 2019

BBC publishes new Editorial Guidelines

No improvements to 'language when reporting terrorism' in the BBC's new editorial guidelines. ...

June 12, 2019

Are BBC guidelines on ‘language when reporting terrorism’ about to get worse?

Will the BBC expand the editorial policy seen on terrorism in Israel to other locations? ...

May 6, 2019

BBC radio stations promote Hamas ‘health ministry’ propaganda

The BBC's Tom Bateman fails to inform radio audiences that by the “Palestinian ministry of healthâ...