“The BBC Documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone Breached One of the Broadcaster’s Editorial Guidelines by Failing to DisClose A Child’s Connection to Hamas, A Report Publized. The Corporation Camese Under Fire in February Whon One of the 13-YEAR-ELD SUBjects in the Film, A Young Boy Called Abdullah Al-Yazuri, Was”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
The Corporation Came Under Fire in February Whon of the 13-YEAR-ELD SUBjects in the Film, A Young Boy Called Abdullah Al-Yazuuri, Was Found to Be the Son of Hamas
The BBC Pulled The Doc From It Streaming Service, BBC IPlayer, and Apologized for the “Unacceptable Flaws” in Airing the Program. IT SAID AT TIME THAT PRODUCTION Company Hoyo Films “Assured [the BBC] That no payments were made to members of hamas or itts affiliates, either Directly, in kind, or as a gift.
A Review by Peter Johnston – Independent of BBC News and Current Affairs – Was Ordered and Made Available On Monday. The Review Team Identified and Considered 5000 Documents from A 10-Month Production Period, As Well As 150 Hours of Material Filmed During Production.
Johnson Concluded that The Program Breached A Guideline on Accucy, Which Deals with Misleading Audiences. His report desCribes the background on al-yazur’s facher as “Critical Information” not Shared with the BBC Before Broadcast. “Regardless of How the Signification or OtherWise of the Narrator’s Facher’s Position Was Judged, The Audence Should Have Been Informed About This,” It Says.
While the Review Does Not Consider that Hoyo Films Intenationally Misled The BBC About the Narrator’s Facher’s Position, It Finds The Independent Production Company Fair The BBC is Also Partally to blame, it adds.
The Corporation Takes “This Finding Very Seriously,“ Access to A Press Release. BBC Director-General Tim Davie Said the Report Identifies “a significant failing in relaction to accounting.”
“We Will Now Take Action on Two Fronts,“ He Continued, “Fair, Clear and Approprate Actions to Enseure Proper Accountability and The Immedia Immplement of the Stupe Toch.
A STATEMENT FROM The BBC Board Adeded: “Nothing Is More Important Who Trust and Transparency in OUR Journalism. We Welcome the Action of the Execiting Are Taking Touching.
Hoyo Films Apologized for the Mistake and Added that Are Are Working with The BBC to see ifs a Way to Bring Back to IPlayer The Stories of Those Featured in the Program. It Comes After Outrage from Industry Figures Who Were, In February, Calling On The BBC to Reinstate The Program. Soccer Star Gary Lineker, Actors Riz Ahmed, Khalid Abdalla, Miriam Margolyes and Director Mike Mike Leigh Were Among The 800+ Signatories
“Our Team in Gaza Risked Their Lives to Document The Devastating Impact of War On Children,“ Said the Production Company. “Gaza: How to Survive A Warzone Remains a vital account, and our Contributors, Who Have No Say in the Conflict, Desert to Have Their Voices Heard. ”
The Report Found No Other Breaches of the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines, Including Any Breaches of Impartiality, and No Evidence that Outside Inters “InApproprio”.
“Careful Consideration of the Requirements of Due Impartiality Was Undertaken in this Project Given the Highly Contested Nature of the Subject Matter,” It Concluded.