BBC pulls out the “Gaza” documentary from -drawal of impartiality

The BBC states that she has decided not to broadcast a documentary about the doctors working in Gaza, because of the problems of impartiality that causes production.

Gaza: The doctors under the attack were ordered by the BBC, but made by an independent production company. Initially, it was scheduled to broadcast in February, but has not yet aired on any BBC.

The BBC statement said that “he decided to report all aspects of the conflict in the Middle East impartially and fairly.”

The BBC News has contacted the producer of basement films for comment. Its founder Ben de Herz said that the BBC “fell completely” earlier this week, and that the journalists “squeezed and silenced”.

The BBC stated that “transferred ownership of the film to basements.”

The BBC News realizes that the decision to pay the documentary was made on Thursday after the public commentary, Dee Herch at the Sheffield Documentary Festival, and another film directors, journalist Ramita Navai, who appeared in the program “Radio 4”, which discussed the war in Gaza.

Another documentary, Gaza: How to survive Varnon was extended with iPlayer earlier this year After he appeared his 13-year-old storyteller, he was the son of an official Hamas.

Gaza: The doctors under the attack are also known as Gaza: the doctors under the fire are studying the experience of Palestinian doctors who work during the gas war.

Director of the movie Karim Shah, Navai and De Gerer, former editor of News Channel 4.

In a statement on Friday, the BBC stated that she had ordered a documentary more than a year ago, but in April stopped in the film, “deciding that we could not broadcast the movie, and the review in a separate documentary” Gaza “continued.”

“With both films coming from independent manufacturing companies, and both of the gas was right to wait for any relevant conclusions – and put them into action – before broadcasting the movie.

“However, we wanted to hear the voices of the doctors. Our goal was to find a way on the air of some materials in our information programs, according to our impartiality standards before the review was published.

“Within a few weeks, BBC has been working with basements to find a way to tell the stories of these doctors on our platforms.

“Yesterday (Thursday) it became clear that we reached the end of the road with these discussions. We concluded that the broadcast of this material risks creating the perception of parties that does not meet the high standards that the public expects from BBC correctly.”

The corporation added that, contrary to some reports, the documentary “did not experience the final BBC retreat processes”, adding: “Any broadcast of the movie will not be the BBC movie.”

It continued: “We want to thank the doctors and participants, and we are sorry we could not tell their stories. The BBC would continue to cover the events in the gas.”

Speaking at Sheffield’s documentary festival on Thursday, before the decision was announced, De Pear specifically accused CEO Tim Davi on the film refusal.

“All decisions about our film were not made by journalists, they were taken by Tim Davi,” he said, taking part in the panel, According to the broadcast.

“He’s just a PR -man. Tim Davi makes editorial decisions that, frankly, he is not able to make.”

He added: “The main purpose of the BBC is television news and current affairs, and if it fails, it doesn’t matter what drama it does either sports that it covers. It is not an institution. And if it does not work, he needs new management.

“Something should happen because they make decisions from a defensive PR point of view. If you make a journalistic decision, you can protect it, but if you do it on PR -based.”

In connection with the war, De Grus claimed that the BBC staff “make the language they do not recognize, they do not describe something as it is obvious (fearing impartiality) and it is tragic.”

Responding to De Pear’s comments, BBC’s press secretary said the BBC “completely reject this characteristic of our coverage.”

“The BBC has constantly created powerful journalism over this conflict. Along with news and constant analysis, we have created original investigations, such as the ones they consist in the abuse of Palestinian prisoners and the use of Israel Bunker bombs and deep documentaries.

Loud figures such as actress Susan Saranandon and leading Harry Linker Previously accused the corporation Censorship for delay.

An open letter, which was also signed by cultural figures such as Lady Hariet Walter, Miriam Margolis, Maxin Peak, Juliet Stevenson and Mike Lee, said: “This is not editorial caution. This is a political suppression.”

“No information organization should calmly decide on the closed door whose stories should be told,” she continued.

“This important film should be viewed by the public, and its honored depositors have honored.”