BBC’s Gaza Coverage: New Report Reveals Deep Bias

That's right @purpletablet it's not important to focus on who funds the research.

It's not like that is likely to lead to bias at all

(sarcasm)

It's funding page is Muslim Giving according to @tiredoflondonbutnotlife

Exactly.

It's also important to note, the things like casualty numbers given by Hamas in previous conflicts have subsequently been verified as accurate. Many attacks especially on places like hospitals, have been verified by NGO's on the ground, and the current estimated number of dead is believed to be an underestimate because of people buried in the rubble, and because often there's no one left alive in a family to count the dead.

And I can't understand why you can't understand why people would be wary about trusting figures coming from a terrorist organisation who have proven themselves to be proficient in the art of propaganda.

Israel not allowing international journalists in is a separate issue.

I can accept that the IDF accounts may be biased but equally, I don't know why you wouldn't accept that Hamas could be biased.

Because of the lack of independent verification, I think it's fair to say we can't get unbiased figures from either side.

Not sure what the Centre for Media Monitoring is, who finances it?

Is it not possible to criticise both?

I cant understand why people are constantly critical of figures supplied by Hamas. Israel have not allowed any journalists into Gaza, so the only way of getting figures is from Hamas. Which people know is a terrorist group who shouldn't be listened to. But instead of criticising Hamas for giving out figures, surely the problem is Israel, in not allowing any outside journalists in to give us unbiased figures?

Thank you.

I feel like a lot of the mainstream media is biased against Israel as you used to see lots of reports just publishing Hamas- supplied figures as fact. But Hamas are considered a terrorist group in the UK so should our media really be reporting what they say as if they are a reputable source?

However, I observe that mainstream media like the BBC has got better now at presenting both side’s opinions or statements. Maybe because their impartiality has been questioned.

It’s best not to trust any one source of information but to read news from lots of different mainstream sources. That way you can see for yourself how they report the same event very differently, which clearly demonstrates their bias. Then make your own mind up. If you only read from one type of source you may not even know you’re being manipulated to think a certain way.

Anyone capable of critical thinking had sussed this out from the beginning. Hamas controlled the narative without challenge, BBC failed to investigate s proper journalists shoud, they are completely infiltrated by the leftwaffe.

I get nothing from social media or podcasts where did I mention them? I only ever get my news from mainstream media doesn't mean I can't criticise it.

Given what @purpletablet posted just prior to this - what evidence do you have of an anti-Israeli bias in reporting of conflict in Gaza?

they shouldn't be biased* at all.

Historically, the BBC has had a bias against Israel in its coverage. However, with the current conflict with Iran, the tone seems to have shifted and it seems there is a bias in favour of Israel, which I suspect could be due to broader political tensions, particularly the BBC's negative stance towards Iran and Iran's abysmal human rights violations. The BBC doesn't have a negative stance towards Gaza and Palestinians, so when they report on that conflict they are biased against Israel. Of course they shouldn't be raised at all. But here we go.

That wasn't what @ComeAsYouAreAsAFriend said or implied.

I noticed the bias very obviously when the ceasefire was on and some hostages were released, the focus was on them, we were told their names and pictures of them reuniting with their relieved families.
In contrast it was reported that a 1000 (if i remember correctly) Palestinians were released from jail. And that was it, no names, no photos, nothing. It was like 1000 Palestinians are equal to one Israeli.

That really churned my stomach.

yeah, down with Mainstream Media, much better that we all get our news from unbiased sources like social media and fucking podcasts!

No agenda from the CfMM at all. Oh no. Their website says the following:

Our latest report 'Media Bias: Gaza 2023-24' critically examines media bias coverage of the Israeli-Palestine conflict. This is a crucial area of work to validate the Muslim community's concerns. Support us in producing more reports like this.

So it starts with the view that it’s validating the Muslim community’s concerns, rather than seeking unbiased truth. And its funding page is Muslim Giving. Nope, no agenda at all.

Quite - it’s anti-Israeli as it deigns to report on what is happening in Gaza.

Well, I don't think this applies to Fergal Keane who has been unashamedly moved about Palestinian suffering and has reported it as transparently as possible. Doesn't help that reporters can't get into Gaza.

Absolutely this