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BBC Staff Voice Dismay Over “Bias” In Israel-Gaza Output During “Listening Meetings” With Tim Davie
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC director general has held “listening meetings” with staff as the British broadcaster seeks to address internal unrest over perceived bias in its coverage of the Israel-Gaza…
Several BBC insiders said Tim Davie and other senior managers have sat down with employees in recent weeks, giving them the space to air concerns about the corporation’s output since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. The Daily Telegraph reported last week that at least 22 Jewish staff members have submitted formal complaints about antisemitism and the social media activity of presenter Gary Lineker, who recently reposted (and later deleted) a call for Israel to be banned from sporting events. The BBC’s coverage of the Middle East crisis has come under significant political scrutiny, with British culture secretary Lucy Frazer intervening last week to question the broadcaster’s impartiality after it speculated that Israel bombed a Gaza City hospital.
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