The letter to BBC management, signed by more than 230 media representatives, including 101 BBC employees, criticizes the BBC for breaching its own standards of objectivity and accuracy in reporting.
In a text sent to Tim Davies, the authors consider that the BBC does not respect the principles of impartiality and accuracy. Signatories include Saida Warsi, actress Juliet Stevenson, historian William Dalrymple, Dr Katherine Huffer and broadcaster John Nicholson.
The letter calls on the BBC to return to basic journalistic standards, including objectivity and impartiality, particularly in its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The signatories ask the corporation to pay attention to issues such as limiting journalists’ access to certain areas, fairly presenting party positions and providing historical context of events until October 2023.
In response, the BBC said it is transparent about changes and restrictions to its work related to access difficulties. However, the authors of the letter stated that the corporation was clearly biased in favor of Israel. One of the signatories claimed that some colleagues had left the BBC precisely because of their dissatisfaction with the coverage of the conflict and expressed concern about the level of trust in the newsroom.
Previously, Kursor reported that military observer Said al-Kaza, in an interview for the Saudi newspaper Al-Hadat, explained why the Israeli attacks on Baalbek are harming Hezbollah both materially and spiritually. Baalbek, he said, occupies a central place in Hezbollah politics and represents practically the stronghold of the organization.
