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SUCCESS: BBC Corrects Syrian Propaganda Headline

On Monday, we asked you to send your complaints to the BBC over this headline: We pointed out that the headline was taking Syrian propaganda at face value, making it appear as if Israel was…

Simon Plosker
May 8, 2013
12:00 am

Reading time: 2 minutes

On Monday, we asked you to send your complaints to the BBC over this headline:

We pointed out that the headline was taking Syrian propaganda at face value, making it appear as if Israel was associated with terrorists. The BBC has responded with a new headline and a correction:

Correction (7 May 2013): The headline of this report has been amended to make clear that the claim that Israeli air strikes had been co-ordinated with the rebels was made by Syrian officials.

While it is unfortunate that Syrian propaganda was deemed to be so newsworthy and we are still less than happy with the story itself, the updated headline is an improvement on the original.

The BBC may not always act on complaints in the way that we would like but your actions prove that they are listening. Together we can make a difference.

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Simon Plosker

With over two decades of experience in various non-governmental organizations in the UK and Israel, Simon Plosker returned to HonestReporting in October 2022 as Editorial Director having previously been part of the organization’s management team from 2005 to 2020. Prior to his first spell at HonestReporting, Simon worked in Israel for NGO Monitor, BICOM, and served for a short period in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. He was Managing Editor of the Geneva-based NGO United Nations Watch for two years before moving back to the frontline defending Israel from media bias. Simon has a BSoc.Sc in International Studies and Political Science from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics. He immigrated to Israel in 2001 from London.

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