BBC It has been found that he has violated his editorial guidelines on accuracy after failing to disclose. The storyteller of a documentary about Gaza was the son of a Hamas officer,
Program, Gaza: How to avoid a warzoneWas pulled from BBC iPlayer After the revelations in February that the child storyteller, Abdullah, Ayman is the son of Alizori, who served HamasAgriculture Deputy Minister.
An independent review led by Peter Johnson, director of editorial grievances and reviews, violated the program for “Hamas-Trained government failed to disclose information about the status of the child storyteller”.
However, no other violations of editorial guidelines were found in Mr. Johnson’s review, including fairness. It was also determined that there was no evidence that the ‘external interest’ “improperly influenced the program.
The report stated that “the project was carefully considered about the requirements of proper fairness, which was given excessive choice of the subject”.
Gaza: How to avoid a warzoneWhich was also aired on BBC Two Independent production company Hoyo Films created for BBC,
The expansion of the background information about the narrator’s father is considered a “important information”, which reports that the BBC was not shared before the broadcast.
The BBC said that the report found that Hoyo Films did not mislead the BBC about the situation of “deliberate” narrator’s father, but says the independent production company “takes the most responsibility for this failure”.
However, it further adds that the BBC “takes some responsibility”.
Director General of BBC Tim davi Said: “Peter Johnson’s report identifies a significant failure in relation to accuracy in this documentary. I thank him for his full work and I am sorry for this failure.
“Now we will take action on two fronts – immediate implementation of steps to ensure fair accountability to ensure fair, clear and appropriate action and such errors to prevent such errors.”
The BBC board said: “There is nothing more important than trust and transparency in our journalism. We welcome the tasks that are working to avoid being repeated in the executive future.”
Hoyo Films said in a statement that they “very seriously” and “apologize for the mistake that resulted in a violation of (BBC) editorial guidelines”.
He said: “We are happy that the report found that there was no evidence of unfair effects on the content of the documentary from any third party.
“We appreciate the rigorous nature of this investigation, and its findings appreciated that Hoyo films deliberately misled the BBC, that the program had no other violations of editorial guidelines, and there was no evidence to suggest that the program’s money was spent other than proper, production-related objectives.
Hoyo Films said that it welcomes the recommendations of the report and hopes they will improve the processes and prevent similar problems in the future.
“We are working closely with the BBC, to see if we can find a suitable way to bring back the stories of those depicted in the program.
“Our team put their life at risk for the document in Gaza The destructive effect of war on children,
“Gaza: How to avoid a warzone An important account remains, and our contributors – who have no to say in the struggle – their voice is worth listening. ,
