Najla Shawa

April 2, 2020

More Corona-hooked Gaza Strip messaging on BBC WS radio

As regular readers know, since mid-March the BBC has produced several reports (see ‘related articl...

November 14, 2019

Rocket attacks on Israel prompt BBC WS interview with serial Gaza contributor

The BBC returns to the previously seen editorial policy of covering rocket attacks on Israelis with ...

November 14, 2018

BBC Radio 4: nothing to see in southern Israel, move along to Gaza

A more one-sided portrayal of rocket attacks on southern Israel is difficult to imagine....

September 19, 2017

The BBC World Service’s Hamas-Fatah ‘unity’ binge – part one

Over a third of an edition of 'Newshour' was devoted to a 106 word statement from Hamas. ...

September 6, 2017

BBC WS ‘big prison’ framing of Gaza Strip misleads audiences – part two

A BBC WS item about the Gaza Strip fails to enhance audience understanding. ...

September 5, 2017

BBC WS ‘big prison’ framing of Gaza Strip misleads audiences – part one

An inadequately introduced activist gets an unchallenged BBC WS stage. ...

March 11, 2015

Lyse Doucet’s blatant political propaganda on BBC WS WHYS – part two

After the undisguised political monologue from Lyse Doucet which opened the item concerning reconstr...