Complaint
A viewer complained about the inclusion of an interview with two survivors of the 7 October 2023 attacks, arguing the focus should have been on the more recent and greater suffering in Gaza. 聽The ECU considered whether the broadcast met the editorial standards for impartiality set out in the 大象传媒 Editorial Guidelines.
Outcome
The concept of 鈥渄耻别鈥 impartiality is resistant to simple quantification, and does not involve measuring coverage in the ways suggested by the complainant. 聽Instead, the 大象传媒 seeks to reflect a wide range views on a given issue over time, so that audiences get a sense of the full picture. 聽In the ECU鈥檚 view, understanding how the experiences of people who experienced the 7 October attacks influenced and reflected attitudes in Israel had the potential to help audiences understand the dynamics of a volatile situation and was not evidence of pro-Israel bias.
Not Upheld