Tag: Broadcasting Standards
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BBC Gaza Documentary Faces Ofcom Breach Ruling: What Happened and Why It Matters
Overview: Ofcom rules a serious breach by the BBC In a landmark ruling, UK media regulator Ofcom found that the BBC committed a “serious breach” of broadcasting rules in the documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone. The central issue was not the documentary’s overall subject—Gaza’s daunting realities—but a failure to disclose a key factual…
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BBC Gaza Documentary Faces Ofcom Breach ruling: What Went Wrong and What’s Next
Overview: Ofcom finds BBC Gaza documentary knowingly misleading The UK media regulator Ofcom has determined that the BBC’s Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone committed a “serious breach” of broadcasting rules. The core issue: the programme did not disclose that the narrator was the son of a Hamas official. In its ruling, Ofcom described the…
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Nikos Manesis Calls Out Television ‘Surgelets’
Nikos Manesis Speaks Out on Alpha’s Morning Show In a spirited comeback, Nikos Manesis returned to the Alpha morning programming this Saturday with his show, “Saturday and Sunday with Manesis.” Known for his candid opinions, Manesis didn’t hold back as he addressed controversial figures in the television industry. Criticism of ‘Sourgelas’ During the segment, he…