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BBC documentary narrated by a Hamas official's son breached accuracy guideline
Documentary breached editorial guidelines
A BBC report has concluded that a documentary about the lives of children in Gaza breached editorial guidelines on accuracy.
The film was pulled from iPlayer in February after it emerged the 13-year-old narrator was the son of a Hamas official.
The review also found three members of the independent production company knew of the father's position, but no-one within the BBC knew this at the time.
However, the report criticised the BBC team for not being "sufficiently proactive" with initial editorial checks, and for a "lack of critical oversight of unanswered or partially answered
A BBC report has concluded that a documentary about the lives of children in Gaza breached editorial guidelines on accuracy.
The film was pulled from iPlayer in February after it emerged the 13-year-old narrator was the son of a Hamas official.
The review also found three members of the independent production company knew of the father's position, but no-one within the BBC knew this at the time.
However, the report criticised the BBC team for not being "sufficiently proactive" with initial editorial checks, and for a "lack of critical oversight of unanswered or partially answered
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BBC Gaza documentary narrated by Hamas official's son breached accuracy guideline, review finds
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn7dpvee4gkt
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BBC Gaza documentary narrated by Hamas official’s son breached editorial guidelines, review says[/b]
https://apnews.com/article/bbc-gaza-documentary-hamas-b1ffe2fd9265d958f5a26967f6e99ff4
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BBC: Gaza documentary breached rules by not disclosing narrator was Hamas official’s son
https://www.timesofisrael.com/bbc-says-gaza-documentary-in-breach-by-not-disclosing-narrator-was-hamas-officials-son/
BBC shelves Gaza doc over impartiality concerns
The BBC says it has decided not to broadcast a documentary about doctors working in Gaza, due to impartiality concerns it has surrounding the production.
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack was commissioned by the BBC but produced by an independent production company. It was originally scheduled for broadcast in February, but has not yet aired on any BBC outlet. In a statement, the BBC said it was "determined to report all aspects of the conflict in the Middle East impartially and fairly".
In a statement on Friday, the BBC said it had commissioned the documentary over a year ago, but paused the film in April, "having made a decision that we could not broadcast the film while a review into a separate Gaza documentary was ongoing". "With both films coming from independent production companies, and both about Gaza, it was right to wait for any relevant findings – and put them into action – before broadcasting the film.
The BBC says it has decided not to broadcast a documentary about doctors working in Gaza, due to impartiality concerns it has surrounding the production.
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack was commissioned by the BBC but produced by an independent production company. It was originally scheduled for broadcast in February, but has not yet aired on any BBC outlet. In a statement, the BBC said it was "determined to report all aspects of the conflict in the Middle East impartially and fairly".
In a statement on Friday, the BBC said it had commissioned the documentary over a year ago, but paused the film in April, "having made a decision that we could not broadcast the film while a review into a separate Gaza documentary was ongoing". "With both films coming from independent production companies, and both about Gaza, it was right to wait for any relevant findings – and put them into action – before broadcasting the film.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crenz9d3181o
the story actually broke in February.
BBC pulls Gaza film as it carries out checks over Hamas links
The BBC has removed a documentary about Gaza from its iPlayer streaming service while it carries out "further due diligence" after discovering its 13-year-old narrator was the son of a Hamas official.
The broadcaster has been criticised for Gaza: How To Survive A War Zone, which centred on the son of Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture. The BBC said it had not been informed of the family connection in advance by the film's production company. "There have been continuing questions raised about the programme and in the light of these, we are conducting further due diligence with the production company.
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The decision comes after Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said on Thursday she would discuss the matter with the BBC's director general and chairman, "particularly around the way in which they sourced the people who were featured in the programme". A number of prominent TV figures including actress Tracy-Ann Oberman, Strike producer Neil Blair, former BBC One controller Danny Cohen and producer Leo Pearlman, had also written to the BBC to call for an investigation.
They said: "Given the serious nature of these concerns, the BBC should immediately postpone any broadcast repeats of the programme, remove it from iPlayer and take down any social media clips of the programme until an independent investigation is carried out and its findings published with full transparency for licence-fee payers."
The BBC has removed a documentary about Gaza from its iPlayer streaming service while it carries out "further due diligence" after discovering its 13-year-old narrator was the son of a Hamas official.
The broadcaster has been criticised for Gaza: How To Survive A War Zone, which centred on the son of Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture. The BBC said it had not been informed of the family connection in advance by the film's production company. "There have been continuing questions raised about the programme and in the light of these, we are conducting further due diligence with the production company.
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The decision comes after Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said on Thursday she would discuss the matter with the BBC's director general and chairman, "particularly around the way in which they sourced the people who were featured in the programme". A number of prominent TV figures including actress Tracy-Ann Oberman, Strike producer Neil Blair, former BBC One controller Danny Cohen and producer Leo Pearlman, had also written to the BBC to call for an investigation.
They said: "Given the serious nature of these concerns, the BBC should immediately postpone any broadcast repeats of the programme, remove it from iPlayer and take down any social media clips of the programme until an independent investigation is carried out and its findings published with full transparency for licence-fee payers."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clydv5yngq4o
BBC statement on Bob Vylan’s live appearance at Glastonbury on the BBC
We fully understand the strength of feeling regarding Bob Vylan’s live appearance at Glastonbury on the BBC.
We deeply regret that such offensive and deplorable behaviour appeared on the BBC and want to apologise to our viewers and listeners and in particular the Jewish community. We are also unequivocal that there can be no place for antisemitism at, or on, the BBC.
It is clear that errors were made both in the lead-up to and during Bob Vylan’s appearance. We think it’s important to set out some of the detail around the streaming of this performance.
We fully understand the strength of feeling regarding Bob Vylan’s live appearance at Glastonbury on the BBC.
We deeply regret that such offensive and deplorable behaviour appeared on the BBC and want to apologise to our viewers and listeners and in particular the Jewish community. We are also unequivocal that there can be no place for antisemitism at, or on, the BBC.
It is clear that errors were made both in the lead-up to and during Bob Vylan’s appearance. We think it’s important to set out some of the detail around the streaming of this performance.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/statements/bob-vylan-glastonbury-live-appearance/
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BBC senior staff told to 'step back' from duties following row
The BBC has told a small number of senior staff to step back from their day-to-day duties on music and live events, following the broadcast of Bob Vylan's controversial Glastonbury set.
The punk duo led a chant of "death, death to the IDF [Israel Defence Forces]" and made other derogatory comments during their performance, which was available to watch via a live stream on iPlayer. In a statement, the BBC said there was "no place for antisemitism" in its output, and that it was taking action to "ensure proper accountability for those found to be responsible" for the broadcast.
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The corporation's chair, Samir Shah, said the decision not to pull the live feed was "unquestionably an error of judgement".
Earlier on Thursday, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told the House of Commons she was unsatisfied with the BBC's response after she had asked questions about due diligence, senior oversight, and the delay in pulling the live feed. "Given the seriousness of what happened, and particularly we heard in the House the absolute shocking stories of the impact this has had on the Jewish community in this country - given the seriousness of this, I would expect there to be accountability at the highest levels [of the BBC]," she said.
The BBC has told a small number of senior staff to step back from their day-to-day duties on music and live events, following the broadcast of Bob Vylan's controversial Glastonbury set.
The punk duo led a chant of "death, death to the IDF [Israel Defence Forces]" and made other derogatory comments during their performance, which was available to watch via a live stream on iPlayer. In a statement, the BBC said there was "no place for antisemitism" in its output, and that it was taking action to "ensure proper accountability for those found to be responsible" for the broadcast.
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The corporation's chair, Samir Shah, said the decision not to pull the live feed was "unquestionably an error of judgement".
Earlier on Thursday, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told the House of Commons she was unsatisfied with the BBC's response after she had asked questions about due diligence, senior oversight, and the delay in pulling the live feed. "Given the seriousness of what happened, and particularly we heard in the House the absolute shocking stories of the impact this has had on the Jewish community in this country - given the seriousness of this, I would expect there to be accountability at the highest levels [of the BBC]," she said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjkmlj1348o
