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- Subject: [eejh] [Media] www.bbcwatch.com - "the BBC is running a campaign to vilify Israel"
- From: David Frankfurter <david.frankfurter@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:34:15 +0200
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Moderator's Comment
Received via email. The report itself is at specific URL -
http://www.bbcwatch.com/july04.html
David
www.bbcwatch.com JULY 2004
In their Fourth Report on BBC coverage of the Middle East, issued in July
2004, bbcwatch has analysed all documentaries on the subject of the Middle
East shown on BBC 1 and 2 since from late 2000 until June 2004.
Their principal findings are as follows:
· the BBC is running a campaign to vilify Israel, broadcasting a
documentary critical of Israel every 2-3 months
· 88 % of documentaries on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict paint
either a negative impression of Israel or (in 2 cases) a positive image of
Palestinians.
· of 17 programmes, only 1 was positive towards Israel
· there is a systemic problem with the BBC complaints system
Whilst bbcwatch welcomes programmes which are critical of Israel, it argues
that they should be balanced with a series of programmes critical of
Palestinians as well. No such balance was found.
The Report finds the BBC in flagrant breach of its obligation that:
?? No significant strand of thought should go unselected or
under represented on the BBC? (Producers Guidelines)
The Report asks whether the BBC is anti-Semitic and concludes that there is
no evidence supporting such a view. However it argues that the effect of the
documentary campaign against Israel is the same, regardless of the motive.
In an analysis of the Hutton Report bbcwatch concludes that there is a
systemic problem with the BBC?s complaints procedure which fails every law
of natural justice; it calls for ?a truly independent complaints system? to
be set up to become genuinely accountable to the public it serves. It
criticises the BBC?s latest proposals at reform as mere tinkering.
Finally the Report provides a glimpse of the significant effect which
earlier bbcwatch reports have had on the BBC to date.
Copies of the Fourth Report of bbcwath can be found on www.bbcwatch.com.
For further information contact Trevor Asserson on (44) 0773 494 0353
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