Following weeks of backlash the BBC will reportedly no longer refer to Hamas as “militants” opting instead to describe them as "a proscribed terrorist organisation" or simply "Hamas." This shift in policy by the public service broadcaster was announced by the Board of Deputies of British Jews in a press release on Friday, after the

Following weeks of backlash the BBC will reportedly no longer refer to Hamas as “militants” opting instead to describe them as “a proscribed terrorist organisation” or simply “Hamas.” This shift in policy by the public service broadcaster was announced by the Board of Deputies of British Jews in a press release on Friday, after the

  • Doug Holland@lemmy.world
    278·
    1 year ago

    BBC being the only outlet to avoid using the loaded term ‘terrorist’ was solid journalism, so of course that had to go.

    That said, Hamas certainly is a terrorist group by any sane definition, and so’s the Israel Defense Forces.

    • atx_aquarian@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 year ago

      Help me see if I’m missing something, but I don’t think they generally were avoiding using a loaded term.

      I linked below a handful of examples of them describing, in their own words, acts as terror acts and even people and organizations as terrorists.

      https://lemmy.world/comment/4719039

      It seems to me like they’ve probably made sure to only use the term when a conviction or official designation has been made, but, as I understand from BBC’s own words, Hamas is already in that boat, too.