BBC apologized for publishing a Gaza documentary – Cyprus Newspaper

The British broadcasting organization BBC apologized for the documentary “Gaza: How to survive in the war zone” documentary, explaining the effect of war on children in Gaza.

BBC spokesman said in a written statement, “Gaza: How to survive in the war zone” documentary was completed on the removal of the BBC's selection-izle platform from İplayer. Sözcü said that there are many flaws in the construction of the documentary, some of them belong to the producer company and some of them belong to the BBC.

Pointing out that these flaws are completely unacceptable, the BBC spokesman said, “BBC News takes over all responsibility for these defects and damage to the image of the institution. We apologize for this.  » He made his statement.

The spokesman also claimed that the documentary damage the belief in the institution.

– The company's account breakdowns were requested

Although he stated that the documentary, which is an external production product, would comply with the Rules of BBC, Sözcü emphasized that the editorial responsibility was in the BBC and said, “The family ties of the child, who was the narrator of the documentary, was one of the basic questions. During the construction process, the BBC asked the producer company many times if the child and his family had a bond with Hamas. After being published, they acknowledged that they knew that the child's father was the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Hamas government. They also acknowledged that they did not report this to the BBC. ” He said.

The spokesman explained that the documentary was published before this fact was revealed, and the producer company Hogyo Films also announced that the child was paid for narrative.

Sözcü emphasized that they have received assurance that Hamas members have not made a direct or indirect payment from Hamas members, but that the company was requested from the company for transparency.

Editorial Complaint and Investigation Unit Director Peter Johnston'ın independently sharing the information sharing the information Sözcü, « the current form of the documentary re -publishing or IPlayer does not have a plan to install. » He made his statement.

In a written statement from the Board of Directors of the BBC Board of Directors, « The Board of Directors met with understanding that errors can be made, the error here is great and damaged the BBC. » statements took place.

– Racism was accused of

The 14-year-old narrator of the documentary published in BBC 2 came to the agenda that Abdullah al-Yazuri was the son of Hamas Deputy Palestinian Agriculture Deputy Minister Eymen al-Yazuri.

Following these allegations, the documentary was removed from İplayer.

Over 500 television and media professionals, including Gary Lineker, Charles Dance and Khalid Abdalla, reacted to the BBC for this decision.

In a letter to over 500 signatory BBC administrations, which consist of actor, producer, presenter, journalist, journalist and director, to the BBC administration, “El-Yazuri is a civilian responsible for food production. It is not right to associate such a government role in Gaza with terrorism and to remove it from humanity. These discourses assume that the Palestinians, who undertake administrative duties, are common to violence, and it is a racist discourse that rejects the right to share their experiences and humanity. ” his statements were included.

The letter also stated that the documentary was removed from the publication by political initiatives and it was worrying about the future of publishing.