Complaint
A viewer complained that the bulletin showed bias by placing undue emphasis on the sufferings of Israelis as compared with those of Palestinians in Gaza. 听The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the 大象传媒鈥檚 editorial standards of impartiality.
Outcome
The Israel-Gaza conflict occupied around half the running time of the bulletin, which was jointly anchored from Jerusalem and London. The headline sequence highlighted the release of two Israeli hostages by Hamas and the intensification of the bombardment of Gaza by Israel, and the bulletin included detailed reports from both sides of the Israel/Gaza border.听 While the focus was rightly on the most recent developments in the hostage crisis and aftermath of the Hamas attack on Israel, there were also reports from Gaza itself on the plight of Palestinian refugees and on the wider humanitarian crisis.听 The ECU considered this sufficient to achieve impartial coverage.
听Not Upheld