Syrian civil war

March 16, 2022

BBC News recycles Syrian civil war feature

On March 15th an item headlined “Why has the Syrian war lasted 11 years?” appeared on the BBC Ne...

March 21, 2021

Reviewing a decade of BBC reporting on Syria

A decade of BBC reporting on the civil war in Syria has produced some memorable moments such as the ...

March 16, 2021

Predictable messaging in BBC’s Syrian civil war feature

On March 12th a feature article titled “Why has the Syrian war lasted 10 years?” appeared on the...

October 19, 2020

Indy editor casually likens plight of the Palestinians to the Uighurs

A light piece in the Independent by associate editor Sean O’Grady (“Why our leaders shou...

May 27, 2019

What do Tibetans, Kurds & Uighurs have in common? All are marginalised by media’s Palestine fixation

A recent op-ed by The Independent's Mid-East correspondent has the air of an expose on the tragic pl...

January 28, 2019

Guardian photos of the week: Gaza and Syria. Case study in ‘disproportionality’

Our survey of photos highlighted in their 'Photos of the Week' series since March 31st (when the Ham...

July 17, 2018

Guardian obfuscates Israel’s humanitarian aid to Syrians

The Guardian is not interested in articles that challenge their readers' prejudices against Israel,...

March 4, 2018

Guardian opposed US attack on Syria in 2013; Now says inaction led to more bloodshed. Fails to admit error.

A recent Observer editorial is critical of Obama’s decision not to bomb Assad in 2013, but there i...

September 27, 2015

Did Bashar al-Assad prompt a Guardian correction? Editors award Golan to Syria

A September 24th edition of the Guardian ‘Corrections and Clarifications’ included the f...