Yolande Knell

April 12, 2021

Simplistic BBC reporting on renewal of US funding to Palestinians

A report published on the BBC News website’s ‘Middle East’ page on April 7th under the headlin...

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 4, 2021

An overview of BBC promotion of the anti-Israel vaccines campaign

Throughout January and February 2021, the BBC engaged in multi-platform promotion of an opportunisti...

February 12, 2021

BBC World Service listeners get inadequate information on Israeli law

The February 8th afternoon edition of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘Newshour’ included ...

February 4, 2021

SUMMARY OF BBC NEWS WEBSITE PORTRAYAL OF ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS – JANUARY 2021

Throughout the month of January 2021, twenty-six written or filmed reports relating to Israel and/or...

February 3, 2021

BBC ‘fact-checking’ fails to deliver on Palestinian vaccinations issue

On January 26th the BBC News website published an article by ‘Reality Check’ – portrayed as BB...

January 27, 2021

Yolande Knell’s contribution to the BBC’s vaccines campaign

On January 25th a filmed report by the BBC Jerusalem bureau’s Yolande Knell appeared on the BBC Ne...

January 8, 2021

REVIEWING BBC NEWS WEBSITE COVERAGE OF PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS IN 2020

Our monthly summaries of BBC News website coverage of Israel and the Palestinians (see ‘related ...

January 3, 2021

SUMMARY OF BBC NEWS WEBSITE PORTRAYAL OF ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS – DECEMBER 2020

Throughout the month of December 2020, twenty-eight written or filmed reports relating to Israel and...

December 22, 2020

BBC ‘fake health advice’ fact checking comes to a halt in Bethlehem

Nearly four years ago the Guardian reported that: “The BBC is to assemble a team to fact check a...