Paris

April 5, 2016

Comparing BBC personalisation of victims of terror in Paris, Brussels and Israel

Following the terror attacks in Paris in November 2015, various BBC platforms – including the BBC ...

March 23, 2016

BBC News website flip-flops on description of Brussels attacks as terrorism – part two

In part one of this post we documented the changes made to the BBC News website’s main report ...

March 16, 2016

Another example of the BBC’s double standards on terror

When members of the Belgian and French security forces carried out an operation in a Brussels neighb...

January 17, 2016

BBC editorial policy hampers audiences understanding of Wallström remarks report

On January 15th the BBC News website’s Middle East page ran an article headlined “Israel...

January 4, 2016

A pertinent question for the BBC from Douglas Murray

The British writer and commentator Douglas Murray recently asked a question on Twitter. The article ...

January 1, 2016

BBC’s Tim Willcox featured in end of year media roundups

As previously mentioned, the most read BBC Watch post of 2015 was ‘BBC’s Tim Willcox in Pari...

December 19, 2015

Essay on ‘rationalising terror’ notes BBC reporter’s Paris remark

Readers will no doubt recall the statement made by BBC reporter Tim Willcox whilst interviewing a pa...

December 6, 2015

BBC avoidance of the word terror criticized by MPs – again

h/t M In the wake of the Paris attacks, BBC policy regarding the use of the word terror in its repor...

December 4, 2015

A Paris experiment with a BBC-style headline

Via the Algemeiner, we learn of an experiment recently conducted by an Israeli journalist. “An...

November 25, 2015

Radio 4 showcases politicised soundbites in debate on Islamist terror

h/t JG The BBC Radio 4 programme ‘The Moral Maze’ describes itself as providing listener...