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Today in Focus

How the BBC got into a mess over Gaza

Today in Focus

The Guardian

Daily News, News

4.65.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

After mounting criticism over its coverage of the war in Gaza, will the BBC change its approach? Michael Savage reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:08.8

Today, how the war in Gaza has shaken the BBC.

0:20.0

Today in focus is supported by London Business School.

0:24.0

London Business School believes that difference drives progress.

0:29.0

That's why the school is committed to bringing together people who see the world in radically

0:34.3

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0:35.7

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0:41.3

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0:49.3

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0:59.0

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1:13.9

Find out how difference drives progress. Search London Business School or London.edu. For over 100 years now, the BBC has had a clear mission, to act in the public interest,

1:34.9

to serve all audiences with impartial, high-quality programmes which inform, educate and entertain.

1:42.1

Controversy has rarely been far away.

1:45.0

But since the 7th of October attacks in 2023,

1:48.0

the BBC has been under increasing pressure over its reporter.

1:51.0

It represents the biggest loss of life in a single day in Israeli history.

1:57.0

When I drove this morning... That sounds like it was quite close to you, Rosti.

2:05.6

We got out of the back of an armoured vehicle and walked into a wasteland.

2:11.6

There has been anger within BBC ranks.

2:14.6

It does not have a backbone.

2:16.6

It gives into influence from lobby groups, complaint campaigns, and from the government.

2:23.2

And outside the organisation, criticism is mounting.

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