A report claims that the BBC violated its editorial guidelines over 1,500 times during the Israel-Hamas conflict.
The BBC scrutinized the validity of the report's research techniques.
Over a thousand times, the BBC was found to have breached its own editorial standards during its reporting on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
The Telegraph reported that a four-month analysis of BBC output across various platforms during the conflict revealed a "deeply concerning pattern of bias" against Israel.
A team of 20 lawyers and 20 data scientists, led by British lawyer Trevor Asserson, employed artificial intelligence to analyze nine million words from the news outlet, beginning on the day of the October 7, 2023, terror attack.
The BBC allegedly violated its own editorial guidelines on impartiality, accuracy, editorial values, and public interest 1,553 times.
In numerous instances, the BBC is accused of minimizing Hamas's terrorist activities and portraying Israel as the aggressor in reports.
Hamas was linked to "war crimes" four times less frequently than Israel (30 vs. 127), genocide 14 times less often (19 vs. 283), and breaching international law six times less often than Israel (27 vs. 167).
The report claimed that BBC reporters who displayed hostility towards Israel on social media were also included in the network's war coverage.
According to reports, 11 instances were discovered on the BBC's Arabic channel, featuring reporters who had previously made public statements supporting terrorism and Hamas.
The Telegraph reported that a study found a concerning trend of bias and violations of impartiality, fairness, and truth-seeking by the BBC, according to the report.
The BBC spokesperson questioned the report's methodology and said they would carefully consider the findings after reviewing it, in a statement to Planet Chronicle Digital.
The methodology of the report, which heavily relies on AI to analyze impartiality and interprets the BBC's editorial guidelines, has raised serious questions. We believe that coverage cannot be assessed solely by counting particular words divorced from context. As a news organization, we are required to achieve due impartiality, not the "balance of sympathy" proposed in the report. Our knowledgeable and dedicated correspondents are achieving this despite the highly complex, challenging, and polarizing nature of the conflict.
The spokesperson stated that they will carefully review the report and respond directly to the authors after studying it thoroughly.
The BBC rejected the report's claims that its reporters celebrated acts of terror.
The Campaign Against Antisemitism, a watchdog group, asserted that the report revealed the BBC's ideological bias.
The BBC's ideological bias is now shamefully clear, despite its persistent claims of impartiality and stubbornness in the face of complaints. A report has vindicated this with empirical data, which the Jewish community has known for a long time.
An overwhelming majority of British Jews, 86%, believe that anti-Israel bias in the media contributes to antisemitism. The BBC should apologize for its biased and inflammatory reporting, but since it has stubbornly denied the problem for decades, fundamental reform is necessary. An independent inquiry is needed to address this issue.
The BBC has been criticized for not labeling Hamas as a terrorist group in the October 7 aftermath, despite using the terrorist label when it's attributed to others, such as the UK Government.
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