The BBC has apologized after a news anchor misreported a Reuters news story to suggest the Israeli army was “targeting” medical staff.
The BBC newsreader, believed to be Monica Miller, a senior broadcast journalist and BBC anchor based in Singapore, was reading from a Reuters report when she twice stated the Israeli military was “targeting people including medical teams as well as Arab speakers” in Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital.
In fact, the Reuters report clearly stated the medical teams and Arabic speakers were part of the Israeli Defense Forces who had been sent into the hospital to assist patients and staff. Reuters quoted an Idf spokesperson who told the news agency: “Our medical teams and Arabic speaking soldiers are on the ground to ensure that these supplies reach those in need.”
The BBC subsequently posted a correction on its website and broadcast an on-air apology, which was delivered by another newsreader.
The BBC newsreader, believed to be Monica Miller, a senior broadcast journalist and BBC anchor based in Singapore, was reading from a Reuters report when she twice stated the Israeli military was “targeting people including medical teams as well as Arab speakers” in Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital.
In fact, the Reuters report clearly stated the medical teams and Arabic speakers were part of the Israeli Defense Forces who had been sent into the hospital to assist patients and staff. Reuters quoted an Idf spokesperson who told the news agency: “Our medical teams and Arabic speaking soldiers are on the ground to ensure that these supplies reach those in need.”
The BBC subsequently posted a correction on its website and broadcast an on-air apology, which was delivered by another newsreader.
- 11/15/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The BBC has apologized for reporting that Israeli troops targeted medics and Arab speakers during a raid on Gaza’s main hospital, Al-Shifa.
A BBC newsreader misquoted a Reuters report on the Israel Defense Forces (Idf) operation, telling viewers that soldiers were “targeting people, including medical teams as well as Arab speakers.”
In reality, the Reuters report carried an Israeli military statement, saying that Idf medics and Arabic-speaking troops were on the ground to ensure that “supplies reach those in need.”
The BBC said the error “fell below our usual editorial standards” and was corrected within minutes of the mistake being made. The BBC later apologized for the error in a statement on-air.
BBC News – an apology pic.twitter.com/qLyKvzWNBx
— BBC News Press Team (@BBCNewsPR) November 15, 2023
The BBC has previously admitted that it was “wrong to speculate” on who was responsible for the devastating blast at Gaza City’s...
A BBC newsreader misquoted a Reuters report on the Israel Defense Forces (Idf) operation, telling viewers that soldiers were “targeting people, including medical teams as well as Arab speakers.”
In reality, the Reuters report carried an Israeli military statement, saying that Idf medics and Arabic-speaking troops were on the ground to ensure that “supplies reach those in need.”
The BBC said the error “fell below our usual editorial standards” and was corrected within minutes of the mistake being made. The BBC later apologized for the error in a statement on-air.
BBC News – an apology pic.twitter.com/qLyKvzWNBx
— BBC News Press Team (@BBCNewsPR) November 15, 2023
The BBC has previously admitted that it was “wrong to speculate” on who was responsible for the devastating blast at Gaza City’s...
- 11/15/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC has accepted one of its live air correspondents wrongly speculated that an Israeli airstrike might have been responsible for the rocket attack at a Gaza hospital that initial reports claimed killed 500 people, as Israel denied involvement.
“We accept that even in this fast-moving situation it was wrong to speculate in this way, although he did not at any point report that it was an Israeli strike,” the corporation wrote on its “Corrections and Clarifications” page amid the Israel-Gaza conflict.
BBC correspondent Jon Donnison during early live reporting from Israel over what was reported to be a deadly explosion speculated that country’s forces were to blame, as he told BBC News: “It’s hard to see what else this could be really, given the size of the explosion, other than an Israeli airstrike or several airstrikes.”
Israel and the Palestinians went on to trade blame for the...
“We accept that even in this fast-moving situation it was wrong to speculate in this way, although he did not at any point report that it was an Israeli strike,” the corporation wrote on its “Corrections and Clarifications” page amid the Israel-Gaza conflict.
BBC correspondent Jon Donnison during early live reporting from Israel over what was reported to be a deadly explosion speculated that country’s forces were to blame, as he told BBC News: “It’s hard to see what else this could be really, given the size of the explosion, other than an Israeli airstrike or several airstrikes.”
Israel and the Palestinians went on to trade blame for the...
- 10/20/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The BBC has admitted it made a mistake over its reporting of a rocket attack on a Gaza hospital.
BBC correspondent Jon Donnison was reporting live on air about claims that a hospital in the region, which borders both Egypt and Israel, had been struck by a bomb or missile.
Donnision, who has worked for the corporation for 25 years, told viewers the Israeli military had been contacted for comment adding: “But it’s hard to see what else this could be really given the size of the explosion other than an Israeli air strike or several air strikes.”
Hamas, the terrorist organization that governs Gaza, claimed 500 people had died in the attack at the Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City.
Just hours after the broadcast an Al Jazeera livestream emerged of rockets being fired from Gaza into Israel which suggested the hit on the hospital had been caused by a Hamas rocket misfiring.
BBC correspondent Jon Donnison was reporting live on air about claims that a hospital in the region, which borders both Egypt and Israel, had been struck by a bomb or missile.
Donnision, who has worked for the corporation for 25 years, told viewers the Israeli military had been contacted for comment adding: “But it’s hard to see what else this could be really given the size of the explosion other than an Israeli air strike or several air strikes.”
Hamas, the terrorist organization that governs Gaza, claimed 500 people had died in the attack at the Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City.
Just hours after the broadcast an Al Jazeera livestream emerged of rockets being fired from Gaza into Israel which suggested the hit on the hospital had been caused by a Hamas rocket misfiring.
- 10/19/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The BBC has said it was “wrong to speculate” on who was responsible for the devastating blast at a Gaza City hospital amid internal unrest over its coverage of the tragedy.
The British broadcaster has conceded that a journalist on BBC News channel show The Context should not have speculated that Israel was behind the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital attack on Tuesday night.
The blast, which Palestinian officials said killed hundreds of people, has been fiercely contested. Hamas-controlled Palestinian authorities in Gaza blamed Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “barbaric terrorists” in Gaza attacked the hospital.
Jon Donnison, an experienced BBC correspondent, told viewers: “It’s hard to see what else this could be really given the size of the explosion other than an Israeli air strike or several air strikes.”
The comments prompted a political outcry in the UK, with former culture secretary Nadine Dorries accusing the BBC...
The British broadcaster has conceded that a journalist on BBC News channel show The Context should not have speculated that Israel was behind the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital attack on Tuesday night.
The blast, which Palestinian officials said killed hundreds of people, has been fiercely contested. Hamas-controlled Palestinian authorities in Gaza blamed Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “barbaric terrorists” in Gaza attacked the hospital.
Jon Donnison, an experienced BBC correspondent, told viewers: “It’s hard to see what else this could be really given the size of the explosion other than an Israeli air strike or several air strikes.”
The comments prompted a political outcry in the UK, with former culture secretary Nadine Dorries accusing the BBC...
- 10/19/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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