The broadcaster favours Israeli over Palestinian sources in its news reports – as does al-Jazeera, a new study shows.
I am always baffled at the ferocity and frequency of accusations that the BBC's Middle East coverage is anti-Israel. I have yet to see convincing, thorough, statistical evidence that this is the case.
When it comes to the secret report on Middle East coverage by the BBC's Malcolm Balen, just about every article I have read in the mainstream British press assumes that it shows an anti-Israel bias by the corporation – despite the fact that no one has read it. I guess if you make an accusation often enough, not matter how baseless, it eventually sticks.
The first time I met Al Jazeera’s Gaza team lead, Tamer Almisshal, was in July last...
