BBC’s Jim Muir paints ‘cartoon villain’ Israel
On May 22nd 2013 the BBC News website’s Middle East page included an article by Beirut correspondent Jim Muir titled “Hezbollah plunges deeper into…
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BBC’s Jim Muir whitewashes Hizballah violations of 1701
On February 15th 2013 an article by the BBC’s Beirut correspondent Jim Muir entitled “What next for Hezbollah, Israel, Syria and Iran?” appeared on…
BBC’s Muir continues to caricature Israel
The BBC’s Beirut correspondent Jim Muir had a long article entitled “Syria sides head for neither victory nor defeat” in the ‘Features & Analysis’…
BBC still mum on Hizballah’s human shields in south Lebanon
Back in August we reviewed the BBC’s coverage of Hizballah’s violations of UNSC resolution 1701 throughout the ten years since it was passed. “The…
The BBC and the myth of the ‘twice promised land’
h/t SF In our recent review of BBC portrayal of the Balfour Declaration we noted that one of the backgrounders available online states that:…
Reviewing BBC reporting of Hizballah’s violations of UNSC Resolution 1701
On August 12th 2006 the BBC News website reported that: “The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a new resolution calling for a ceasefire…
Mapping changes in the BBC’s disclosure of restrictions on journalists
“The movements of those reporting from Baghdad are restricted and their reports are monitored by the Iraqi authorities.” That footnote was added to BBC…
Why BBC audiences won’t understand the next Israel-Hizballah conflict – part two
As noted in part one of this post the BBC’s correspondent in Beirut, Rami Ruhayem, produced both audio and written reports on the tenth anniversary…
Weekend long read
On May 16th an article by the BBC’s Beirut-based correspondent Jim Muir appeared in the ‘Features’ section of the BBC News website’s Middle East…
How the BBC framed the story of Hizballah’s latest attack
There is nothing novel about the BBC suggesting to its audiences that major decisions about Israel’s security are made according to the electoral considerations…