Richard Colebourn

August 12, 2021

More of the same in BBC reports from Silwan

Readers may recall that in late June, BBC World Service radio aired a completely one-sided and conte...

June 6, 2018

Superficial BBC News reporting from Qatar hinders understanding

BBC News reports provide back wind for Qatar's rebranding campaign....

September 28, 2017

Facile BBC News report on PA’s Interpol membership

The BBC News website's report on PA membership of Interpol avoids the usual tricky topics. ...

June 9, 2016

BBC coverage of Sarona Market terror attack – part one

As information concerning the terror attack in Tel Aviv’s Sarona Market on the evening of June...

January 30, 2016

When cultural relativism takes over your BBC news

On January 26th the BBC News (World) twitter account sent the following Tweet. Obviously, the answer...

June 18, 2015

Head of BBC’s ME bureau slams Israeli government criticism of Gaza reporting

On June 14th Israel’s Foreign Ministry released the following video which, whilst not the most...

February 13, 2015

Recommended viewing from the BBC’s Jerusalem Bureau chief

Following publication of the news that veteran CBS ’60 Minutes’ correspondent Bob Simon ...

November 6, 2014

More BBC News website portrayal of run-over terror as traffic accident

Hours after the terror attack in Jerusalem on November 5th in which Border Police Officer Jidan Assa...

December 4, 2013

BBC amplifies Hizballah propaganda yet again

Late on the night of Tuesday December 3rd a senior Hizballah operative named Hassan Lakkis (also Laq...

November 21, 2013

Gaza Strip news – BBC style

On Thursday November 14th  staff from the BBC Jerusalem Bureau visited the Gaza Strip, where severa...