Posts Tagged: BBC Hamas
BBC’s Gaza Documentary Breached Accuracy Guideline, Review Finds
A BBC documentary about children's lives in Gaza narrated by the 13-year-old son of a Hamas official breached its editorial guidelines on accuracy, an internal review by the British public broadcaster said on Monday. The investigation,...
Mass Protests Continue Outside BBC Headquarters as Corporation Faces Intense Scrutiny for Gaza Documentary
Demonstrators gathered outside the London headquarters of the BBC on Thursday for a second week in a row to protest the corporation after it admitted...
BBC Apologizes for ‘Unacceptable’ Mistakes With Gaza Documentary, Admits Palestinian Interviewees’ Ties to Hamas
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Thursday apologized for "unacceptable" and "serious flaws" during the filming of a documentary about Palestinian children living in the...
The BBC Spreads Hamas Propaganda, Despite Telling the Truth in 2017
Nearly eight years ago, in May 2017, the BBC News website published a report on the topic of a policy document published by Hamas. At the...
BBC Criticized for Hiring New Boss From Canada Who Previously Said Not to Call Hamas ‘Terrorists’
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has come under fire for hiring George Achi in a senior position after he previously instructed journalists at Canada's state...
1,500 Breaches of Editorial Guidelines: BBC Excoriated in Scathing Report on Israel-Hamas War Coverage
On December 6,2023, HonestReporting highlighted significant issues with the BBC’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, nearly three months after the October 7 Hamas massacre. After multiple...
Why Is the BBC Promoting Hamas Propaganda as Fact?
One of many remarkable aspects of BBC coverage of the current war between Israel and terrorists in the Gaza Strip has been the media corporation’s...
The BBC’s Ludicrous Excuse for Not Calling Hamas Terrorists
The BBC’s choice of terminology vis-à-vis Hamas has created a public outcry in the UK. BBC World Affairs editor John Simpson responded by attempting to...
BBC News Passes Up Gaza Strip Weapons Smuggling Story
On May 16, the Israel Security Agency cleared an announcement for publication. The Israeli Navy arrested off the coast of Gaza last month a Hamas-affiliated smuggler who...
BBC Refuses to Call Hamas a Terrorist Organization
The February 16 edition of the BBC World Service radio history program "Witness" -- presented by Louise Hidalgo -- was titled “The Attempt to Kill Khaled Meshaal,” and...
UK Report on Muslim Brotherhood Shows 2014 BBC Article Was Misleading, Erroneous
On December 17, the UK government published the main findings of an internal review of Muslim Brotherhood activity, which was commissioned by Prime Minister David...
BBC Once Again Distorts Truth About Hamas
A year ago, former AP journalist Matti Friedman wrote an article about Western media coverage of the summer 2014 war between Israel and Hamas: In previous rounds of Gaza...
BBC’s Bowen Tries to Persuade TV Audiences That Hamas Does Not Use Human Shields (VIDEO)
BBC editorial guidelines on "Reporting Death, Suffering and Distress" state: "We must always balance the public interest in full and accurate reporting against the need to...
‘Impartial’ BBC Reporting of Hamas Propaganda on Cross-border Tunnel
A fine example of how the BBC's 'impartial' presentation of two sides of a story can at times be counter-productive to informing audiences - and...
