Last-first reporting

December 20, 2014

Missile from Gaza not news for the BBC but Israeli response gets headlines

On the morning of December 19th a missile fired from the Gaza Strip hit the Eshkol region of the Wes...

June 24, 2013

BBC’s ‘last-first’ reporting keeps audience attention focused on Israel

Readers of the BBC News website’s Middle East page were informed on June 24th 2013 that “...

April 3, 2013

BBC resumes ‘last-first’ reporting from Gaza area – and then changes tack

Here is a headline appearing on the BBC News website’s Middle East page on the morning of Apri...