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BBC censures staff for calling Hamas a ‘terror group’
- The BBC's Executive Complaints Unit stated that it was 'inappropriate' for a presenter to label Hamas as a 'terror group' during a June 15 program, emphasizing accuracy and impartiality.
- In Britain, Hamas is classified as a proscribed terrorist group, yet the BBC refrains from using such terms to ensure editorial neutrality.
- Following the October 7 attacks, former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and David Cameron criticized the BBC for not labeling Hamas as terrorists, urging a reevaluation of its approach.
- The ruling has intensified discussions about the BBC's labeling of Hamas, especially following criticism after the October 7 attacks for not labeling them as terrorists.
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BBC Censures Staff for Calling Hamas a "Terror Group" – The Daily Sceptic
The BBC has censured its own staff for calling Hamas a "terror group", leading a former director of BBC television to say the corporation "can no longer be allowed to mark its own homework”. The post BBC Censures Staff for Calling Hamas a “Terror Group” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
'Appalling!' BBC rules it was WRONG for staff to call Hamas terrorists
The BBC's complaints unit has ruled its own staff were wrong to label Hamas a "terror group" on air.The broadcaster's Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) said it was "inappropriate" for a presenter on its news channel to use the term in a programme aired on June 15.The ECU said the BBC itself does not label organisations as “terrorist” or with the word “terror” to ensure accuracy and impartiality and only reports on designations made by official bod…
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