101 BBC staff accuse broadcaster of Israel bias in Gaza war coverage

from PressTV

More than 100 BBC employees have accused the British corporation of providing favorable coverage toward Israel while covering the regime’s more than one-year-long genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza.

In a letter sent to Director-General of the BBC Tim Davie, signed by more than 230 members of the media industry, including 101 anonymous BBC staff, the signatories called on the broadcaster to “recommit to fairness, accuracy, and impartiality” over its reporting on Israeli atrocities in Gaza.

The letter denounced the corporation for failing its editorial standards by lacking “consistently fair and accurate evidence-based journalism in its coverage of Gaza,” The Independent reported which saw the letter.

The letter has also been signed by British politician Sayeeda Warsi and actor Juliet Stevenson. It calls on the BBC to report “without fear or favor” and to “recommit to the highest editorial standards—with emphasis on fairness, accuracy, and due impartiality.”

Baroness Warsi resigned from the opposition Conservative Party in September, saying it had moved too far to the right...

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