The BBC and Israel: an update
by David Herman, The Article:
The BBC’s Director-General, Tim Davie, has been touring TV and radio studios, expressing his concern about the financial future of the BBC if the licence fee is not substantially increased. He has also defended the corporation’s record on impartiality when giving evidence to Parliament’s culture, media and sport committee. In particular, when questioned about the BBC’s coverage of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, Davie said that overall its reporting had been balanced and fair. “I am proud of our output under huge pressure,” he said, “and I think that [if] we look at the data as well… overall we’re doing a good job in terms of delivering impartial coverage amidst enormous pressure.”
The two issues, the licence fee and accusations of bias against BBC News, are, of course, related. For the first time in my life I have wondered why I should pay a licence fee, when its news coverage is more biased than at any time I can ever remember. In particular, I am struck by its bias against Israel, even in its flagship programmes.
It’s no good throwing accusations around without evidence. So this is my 8th article about the BBC’s anti-Israel bias. Each time I have tried to give examples of bias from recent programmes.
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