Ofcom criticises BBC over antisemitic report
The BBC committed "significant editorial failings" in its reporting of an antisemitic attack on Jewish students, Ofcom has found.
The Board of Deputies of British Jews said: "Ofcom's ruling on the BBC's conduct in relation to the antisemitic Oxford Street attack has made it clear that 'the BBC failed to observe its editorial guidelines on due impartiality and due accuracy', and has described the corporation's 'serious editorial misjudgement' in this matter.
Ofcom noted that the BBC received evidence to support an alternative explanation that the words it had heard were in fact a Hebrew phrase, meaning "Call someone, it's urgent".Its statement continued: "The BBC failed to promptly acknowledge that the audio was disputed and did not update its online news article to reflect this for almost eight weeks.
Under the BBC's Charter and Agreement, set by the government, the BBC is responsible for the editorial standards of its online material.
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