Lawrence Pollard

August 6, 2021

Reviewing impartiality in BBC coverage of the Sheikh Jarrah case – part two

In part one of this post we discussed the BBC’s use of partisan terminology and its predominant am...

July 21, 2021

BBC frames boycotter as ‘progressive’ in ice cream story

CAMERA UK’s archives include extensive documentation of the BBC’s partial and problematic portra...

September 15, 2020

BBC WS radio misleads on Israel Coronavirus lockdown

The September 14th early edition of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘Newsday’ included an ...

July 8, 2020

BBC radio backtracks on non-starter story it promoted for weeks

Previously we discussed a report by BBC Jerusalem bureau correspondent Yolande Knell which appeared ...

November 25, 2019

BBC WS radio materially misleads listeners with ’40 years’ spin

Like domestic BBC radio, BBC World Service radio repeatedly promoted an inaccurate claim. ...

January 22, 2018

Falsehoods go uncontested on BBC World Service – part two

BBC WS radio gives an unbalanced coverage of the UNRWA aid story. ...

December 11, 2017

Inaccuracies and distortions go unchallenged on BBC WS ‘Newsday’ – part two

The BBC WS programme 'Newsday' gave interviewees an unfettered platform for promotion of inaccuracie...

December 10, 2017

Inaccuracies and distortions go unchallenged on BBC WS ‘Newsday’ – part one

How did BBC WS radio set the scene prior to the US announcement on Jerusalem? ...

August 28, 2017

BBC WS Newsday’s one-sided ‘peace process’ reporting – part two

BBC WS 'Newsday' continues its one-sided reporting on the visit of a US delegation to the Middle Eas...

August 27, 2017

BBC WS Newsday’s one-sided ‘peace process’ reporting – part one

BBC World Service radio presents a partisan view of the peace process. ...