The BBC has acknowledged a recently released documentary about Gaza was the result of ‘serious failings’ within the corporation
By Daniel Ben-David
The broadcaster has been accused of platforming Hamas propaganda and breaching its own editorial standards
By Imogen Garfinkel
By Michael Gove
The BBC refuses to admit that it has a systematic problem
Dr Samir Shah admitted ‘serious failings’ on the part of the BBC and its production partner in the development of a recent documentary
By Jacob Jaffa
Dr Samir Shah CBE called the film a ‘dagger to the heart’ of the broadcaster’s reputation and hinted that it could prompt a wider review of its coverage of the Middle East
The corporation has admitted its wrongdoing, but it's not enough for some people
By Leo Pearlman
Ofcom told the JC it had received 17 complaints over the controversial film
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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has demanded the BBC conduct an ‘comprehensive, rigorous’ review
By Lorin Bell-Cross
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The board of the corporation said the errors were ‘serious and damaging’ and says the production company knew of narrator’s Hamas links before airing
Another member of the Independent Alliance of MPs used the occasion to claim that the corporation’s coverage was actually biased in favour of Israel
The former Match of the Day presenter was joined by famous names like Miriam Margolyes, Bridgerton’s India Amarteifio and award-winning actress Juliet Stevenson
By Zoe Strimpel
The row over the How to Survive a Warzone documentary has gone beyond the predictable
The film edited out references to ‘Jews’ and ‘Jihad’ when translating interviews from Arabic, according to critics
Demontrators carried placards accusing the broadcaster of being the spokeperson for ‘terrorists’
The Tory leader also demanded to know whether taxpayers’ money was given to Hamas in connection with a recent controversial documentary
An insider told the JC that the corporation’s reporting raises ‘serious questions’ that need to be addressed.
By Jane Prinsley