BBC Deceives on Bethlehem
Unwilling to report accurately about Christmas in Bethlehem, BBC reporter Barbara Plett Usher uses hackneyed falsehoods in a dishonest report blaming Israel for the Palestinians' problems.
Barbara Plett
BBC Questions Israel’s Legitimacy
As a result of mounting worldwide criticism and perhaps in
light of the upcoming renewal of the corporation’s royal charter in 2006
— BBC executives have taken a step to address complaints about Middle East
coverage. Richard Sambrook, BBC’s director of news, and Mark Byford, head
of the World Service division, have appointed former BBC journalist Malcolm
Balen as "senior editorial advisor" to monitor the news
service’s Middle East reporting. Eventually, this may improve the accuracy
and balance in news about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.