Phil Coomes

February 1, 2015

BBC’s ‘In Pictures’ compromises accuracy with sloppy caption

The ‘In Pictures’ section of the BBC News website included the image below in the latest...

December 30, 2014

BBC’s end of year ‘In Pictures’ feature continues to promote unverified Gaza casualty stats

On December 29th the ‘In Pictures’ section of the BBC News website published a collectio...

September 5, 2014

The BBC’s pictorial portrayal of conflict in Israel and the Gaza Strip

During Operation Protective Edge the BBC News website’s ‘In Pictures’ section prod...

July 13, 2014

BBC pictures editor apparently not sure where missile that landed in Israel came from

A photo feature titled “Gaza conflict escalates” appeared on the BBC News website’...

October 31, 2013

BBC coverage of prisoner release in pictures

The story of the recent release of another twenty-six Palestinians convicted of murdering Israeli (a...

October 4, 2013

Seeing Israel through the BBC’s lens

There is a standing joke in my family that British people who have never been to Israel, and whose m...

August 19, 2013

BBC ‘In Pictures’ on prisoner release: no mention of crimes

Among the extensive coverage of last week’s release of 26 convicted terrorists which appeared ...

August 8, 2013

Manipulating BBC audience opinions with pictures

The BBC News website’s ‘In Pictures’ section includes a daily feature titled ̵...

January 11, 2013

Disproportional representation: every (BBC chosen) picture tells a story

h/t Dan Even the highest estimates – and there is plenty of conflicting opinion on the subject...

December 22, 2012

Antisemitic trope on BBC comments board – again

Among the already moderated comments on this article currently on display in the “In Pictures&...