Language when Reporting Terrorism

July 31, 2023

Another reminder of the BBC’s inconsistency on terrorism

On July 25th the BBC News website published a report written by its Europe editor, Paul Kirby, conce...

July 27, 2023

Inconsistency in BBC descriptions of the location of two shooting attacks

On the morning of July 25th a shooting attack took place on Mount Gerizim: “Three Palestinian gunm...

July 19, 2023

How did the BBC explain the Jenin counter-terror operation?

The BBC News website has to date published seven written reports relating to the July 3rd/4th counte...

July 14, 2023

BBC’s Bateman misleads on location of PFLP shooting attack

On July 7th a report by the BBC Jerusalem bureau’s Tom Bateman appeared on the BBC News website’...

July 13, 2023

BBC coverage of Tel Aviv terror attack

On the afternoon of July 4th a combined vehicular and stabbing attack took place in northern Tel Avi...

June 26, 2023

Reviewing BBC News website reporting on the Eli terror attack

On the evening of June 20th the BBC News website published a report concerning a fatal terror attack...

April 25, 2023

BBC News website publishes fourth Huwara report in two months

Early on the morning of April 24th a report by Lucy Williamson was published on the BBC News website...

April 24, 2023

BBC report on Paris synagogue bombing trial blurs terrorism

Late on April 21st UK time a report by the BBC’s Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield appeared on th...

April 23, 2023

Revisiting a BBC News website report from 2020

On February 6th 2020 the BBC News website published a report (which is still available online) conce...

April 16, 2023

BBC double standards on terrorism evident in Hamra attack reports

As regular readers know, the BBC’s editorial guidelines on ‘War, Terror and Emergencies’ inclu...