BBC bosses pulled our film on Israel attacking Gaza’s medics. Here’s why📂 Archived Message
Posted by johnlilburne on July 15, 2025, 9:32 pm
We had numerous script meetings to ensure our film complied with BBC standards. In one in early February at which we took detailed notes, a BBC editorial policy representative said he thought a UN report on hospital attacks cited in our film should not be included because, he said, “the UN is not a trusted independent organisation”. The same had been repeatedly said about Amnesty International.
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Script meetings were also dominated by references to what “Collier” might say – referring to David Collier, a social media activist who had discovered the omissions of the previous film. In one editorial meeting, after viewing our film for the first time, a senior BBC reporter told us we should not use certain information as this would not be acceptable to Camera, a pro-Israel media monitoring organisation.