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November 12, 2025

BBC News and BBC Sport framing of the Birmingham football match story – part two

Previously we looked at BBC Sport and BBC News website reporting in the run-up to the November 6th U...

November 11, 2025

BBC News and BBC Sport framing of the Birmingham football match story – part one

Last month we discussed three items of BBC content concerning the announcement of a ban on Israeli f...

June 24, 2022

The BBC’s latest ‘comedy show’ gratuitous Israel slur

h/t MS Back in April the BBC announced a new “open door comedy show”: “DMs Are Open is the new...

April 30, 2014

Indy publishes letter (whose signatures include Desmond Tutu) with lie about ‘maimed’ Palestinian ‘footballers’

Here are the signatories to a letter published at The Independent on April 30, titled ‘Leave...

June 12, 2013

England crushed by Israel’s winning goal at Jerusalem’s Teddy Kollek Stadium.

Cross posted by Richard Millett England’s Under-21 football team, already eliminated from the ...

June 5, 2013

CiF Watch prompts correction to Guardian story about (failed) BDS campaign against Israel

Yesterday, June 4, we commented on a report by Guardian football reporter Louise Taylor (‘England...

June 4, 2013

Guardian sports writer makes unforced error in report on failing BDS campaign against Israel

As we reported on May 28, the 2013 European Under-21 Football Championship (UEFA U-21) will be h...

May 28, 2013

Guardian provides PR for failing BDS campaign against EU football championship in Israel

The 2013 European Under-21 Football Championship (UEFA U-21) – hosted by Israel from Jun...

June 18, 2012

The Guardian: aspiring to become the PSC’s ventriloquist’s dummy?

The British fringe group known as the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) may not be large in number...