Is the BBC’s coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza fair? That’s the question many are asking this week, after a new investigation detailed the alleged despair of 13 anonymous BBC staff members who perceive a pro-Israel bias from the public broadcaster’s most senior ranks.
The 9,000-word report, written by journalist Owen Jones and published on Drop Site, a self-described “non-aligned, investigative news organization dedicated to exposing the crimes of the powerful”, alleges that the BBC’s coverage of the war has failed to meet its standards on impartiality.
Instead, the report says, the BBC’s coverage has involved the systematic dehumanisation of Palestinians and unquestioning acceptance of Israeli PR. This has allegedly been overseen by BBC Middle East Editor and apparent Binyamin Netanyahu admirer, Raffi Berg, who is accused by anonymous journalists of “micromanaging” the section.
