BBC defends its decision to not call Hamas militants ‘terrorists’: Foreign correspondent says using the word to describe someone ‘means you’re taking sides’The BBC’s language has been criticised since the conflict broke out on Saturday By Eirian Jane P…
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Placard saying Hamas = ISIS at a rally in New York on 8 October 2023. Picture: Shutterstock/Lev Radin
The BBC[1] has defended its decision not to refer to Gaza-headquartered Hamas as “terrorists” in its reporting of attacks which have cost more than …
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John Simpson, the BBC’s world affairs editor, has defended the broadcaster’s decision to avoid calling Hamas terrorists.
The veteran journalist hit back at accusations from politicians including Lucy Frazer, the culture secretary, and Grant Shapps, the…
It is a long-standing editorial position of the broadcaster to use the word “terrorist” carefully, with its editorial guidelines describing such language as potentially a “barrier rather than an aid to understanding”.
The comments by Grant Shapps come …