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BBC Report on impartiality of BBC coverage of the Israeli Palestinian conflict

Source: BBC, BBC

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Report which seeks to answer two questions; is there identifiable bias or lack of balance in the BBC's coverage of the Israeli Palestinian conflict, and does the BBC's coverage give a full and fair account of the conflict? Concludes there is little deliberate or systematic bias but there are identifiable shortcomings - gaps in coverage, analysis, content and perspective. Finds the BBC output 'does not consistently give a full and fair account of the conflict'. Proposes four remedies

Keywords: BBC, impartiality, Middle East, fairness

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