Public Purposes

January 12, 2020

Reviewing BBC News website coverage of Palestinian affairs in 2019

In 2019 visitors to the BBC News website saw eight and a half times more coverage of Israeli affairs...

January 10, 2020

Revisiting BBC reporting on Iranian ballistic missiles

Four years ago the BBC promoted Iran's claims that its ballistic missiles were 'solely a deterrent'....

January 9, 2020

BBC radio passes the microphone to Iranian propaganda

BBC audiences hear unchallenged falsehoods and conspiracy theories from an inadequately presented in...

January 7, 2020

BBC News coverage of terrorism in Israel – December 2019 and year end summary

The BBC News website reported under a third of the terror attacks which took place throughout 2019. ...

January 6, 2020

Another BBC item promotes falsehoods about Israel’s anti-terrorist fence

BBC Radio 4 is apparently quite happy for a programme that promotes numerous inaccuracies to remain ...

January 3, 2020

BBC News ignores Fatah Day rallies as usual

Once again the BBC ignores terror glorifying rallies by a party it describes as being committed to '...

December 31, 2019

BBC Ideas tries – and fails – to explain ‘the root causes’ of antisemitism

Once again the BBC demonstrates that it lacks the authority and expertise to explain antisemitism. ...

December 30, 2019

BBC WS radio misrepresents the IHRA definition of antisemitism

BBC audiences heard three voices opposing the US president’s recent executive order and just one i...

December 29, 2019

More BBC multi-platform exploitation of Christmas

The nativity story, Bedouins and 'gender inclusive' gospel wording find their way into two BBC repor...

December 27, 2019

BBC News belatedly reports rocket fire for the first time in a month

Not for the first time, the BBC only wakes up to certain rocket attacks. ...