Language when Reporting Terrorism

May 9, 2025

Wriggly words from BBC Complaints

Last month we documented a BBC News website report by Hugo Bachega and Emma Rossiter which opened by...

January 14, 2025

BBC report on new Lebanese president omits relevant information

On the afternoon of January 9th the BBC News website published a report headlined ‘Army chief elec...

January 10, 2025

BBC ‘balance’ in coverage of a fatal terror attack on Route 55

On January 6th the BBC News website published a report about a terror attack on Route 55 earlier in ...

December 24, 2024

Omission and false equivalence in BBC report on terror attack

Early on the afternoon of December 12th, the BBC News website published an article about a terror at...

November 20, 2024

BBC News promotes the ‘Hizballah wings’ myth yet again

On the evening of November 17th the BBC News website published a report by Mallory Moench which, aft...

November 15, 2024

Have your say: consultation on draft BBC editorial guidelines

The BBC has announced a public consultation to which it is possible to contribute until December 19t...

November 12, 2024

BBC News recycles false claim four days after clarification

Previously we discussed aspects of a report by Jack Burgess which was originally published on the BB...

October 8, 2024

Omissions in BBC report on Tulkarem counter-terrorism operation

Late on the evening of October 3rd the BBC News website published a report headlined “Israeli air ...

October 7, 2024

Omissions in BBC account of terror attack in Jaffa

On the evening of October 1st the BBC News website published a short report headlined “Several kil...

September 11, 2024

BBC coverage of the Allenby Bridge terror attack

On the morning of September 8th the BBC News website published a report carrying the headline “Thr...