BBC under pressure over appeal for donations
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is coming under increasing pressure for its refusal to broadcast an appeal for donations for people in Gaza. 112 out of 646 MPs in the House of Commons vote against the broadcaster's stance.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is coming under increasing pressure over its refusal to broadcast an appeal for donations for people in Gaza. In the House of Commons on Monday, 112 out of 646 MPs voted across party lines against the broadcaster's stance. The BBC rejected the broadcast, citing its independence and impartiality.
In this case, the BBC is applying different standards to similar appeals for traumatized children in the Congo war and the Darfur conflict, for example.
The private broadcaster Sky should also give up its blocking stance and show the appeal. The broadcasters ITV, Channel 4 and Fiver showed the controversial appeal for donations.
On Monday evening, around 15 students stormed into the lobby of the BBC headquarters in London and chained themselves together. After a few minutes, however, they were escorted out again by police officers, as seen on the BBC news program. In addition, a few dozen demonstrators responded to the call of the "Stop the War" coalition and burned their television license in front of the building, the annual income from which finances the BBC.
In this case, the BBC is applying different standards to similar appeals for traumatized children in the Congo war and the Darfur conflict, for example.
The private broadcaster Sky should also give up its blocking stance and show the appeal. The broadcasters ITV, Channel 4 and Fiver showed the controversial appeal for donations.
On Monday evening, around 15 students stormed into the lobby of the BBC headquarters in London and chained themselves together. After a few minutes, however, they were escorted out again by police officers, as seen on the BBC news program. In addition, a few dozen demonstrators responded to the call of the "Stop the War" coalition and burned their television license in front of the building, the annual income from which finances the BBC.
