Complaint
The programme included a discussion about the right to protest, in the context of ongoing pro-Palestinian demonstrations, during which the presenter suggested the UK Jewish community might feel intimidated by such demonstrations, citing a recent instance which had taken place at Liverpool Street Station.听 A viewer complained that it was misleading to have omitted the information that the demonstration in question had been organised in part by Jewish groups, and to imply that the UK Jewish community would be uniform in its response.听 The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the 大象传媒鈥檚 editorial standards of accuracy.
Outcome
The presenter said:
Well let鈥檚 show you these pictures. Liverpool Street station. A large number 鈥 I have to say I don鈥檛 know how many, but thousands 鈥 in a sit-in in Liverpool Street station. They are calling for a ceasefire, but many in the Jewish community 鈥 or the Jewish community, maybe as a whole 鈥 feels very intimidated by this sort of crowd chanting 鈥渃easefire鈥 or other marches 鈥淔ree Palestine鈥. Do they go too far?
听In the ECU鈥檚 view, the fact that Jewish groups had been among the organisers of the demonstration was immaterial to its likely impact on the UK Jewish community, while the presenter鈥檚 use of 鈥渕补苍测鈥 and 鈥渕补测产别鈥 ensured that her remarks fell short of ascribing unanimity to the community.
Not Upheld