Tim Franks

April 8, 2021

BBC WS radio fails to challenge activist filmmaker’s disinformation

The last seven minutes and forty seconds of the March 26th afternoon edition of the BBC World Servic...

March 25, 2021

Reviewing BBC coverage of Israel’s election day

In comparison with previous Israeli elections in 2013, 2015, April 2019, September 2019 and 2020, BB...

March 10, 2021

The BBC’s ‘damned if you do’ reporting on vaccinations for Palestinian workers

On February 11th visitors to the BBC News website saw a short report by the BBC Jerusalem bureau’s...

March 8, 2021

Omission in BBC reporting on ICC investigation announcement

Recent BBC coverage of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announcement of the commencement of an...

February 1, 2021

Jerusalem: where BBC and PLO approaches meet

The final item in the January 25th evening edition of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘Newsh...

December 15, 2020

BBC WS Arab affairs editor misleads on Sudan and Morocco

The December 10th edition of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘Newshour’ included an item (...

September 29, 2020

REVIEWING BBC WS RADIO’S FRAMING OF THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS

Previously we reviewed BBC Radio 4’s framing of the signing of the Abraham Accords on September 15...

July 30, 2020

Reviewing BBC Jerusalem bureau reporting on the Har Dov incident

Most of the BBC’s reporting on the security incident which took place on the afternoon of July 27t...

July 23, 2020

BBC’s Knell twice amplifies the false claim of a ‘siege’ on the Gaza Strip

On July 20th a filmed report titled “Gaza’s disturbing cases of suicides” – credited to ...

July 8, 2020

BBC radio backtracks on non-starter story it promoted for weeks

Previously we discussed a report by BBC Jerusalem bureau correspondent Yolande Knell which appeared ...