The BBC's refusal to air a humanitarian appeal for Gaza
jhaaglund | 24.01.2009 14:10 | Anti-militarism | Other Press | Palestine
This decision by the BBC is not the act of an impartial organisation, but a cowardly decision by director general Mark Thompson, motivated by fears that the Israeli government will bar BBC journalists from press conferences, as they did in 2003[1]. The existence of an ongoing conflict did not, after all, prevent the BBC from broadcasting similar DEC appeals in the past:
Gulf Crisis (1990)
Former Yugoslavia (1994)
Rwanda (1994)
Sudan (1998)
Kosovo (1999)
Liberia (2003)
Sudan - Darfur (2004)
Darfur & Chad (2007)
Those who can't attend the planned demonstration at the BBC Broadcasting House in London on the 24th of January at 2pm can also take part by:
*Loding a complaint with the BBC, this can be done via their website[2] or by telephone on 03700 100 222.
*Stopping your TV licence payments and donate the money to the DEC instead[3]
[1] http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2003/nov/11/bbc.television
[2] http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/complaints_stage1.shtml
[3] http://www.dec.org.uk/
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