This weekend the BBC DG Mark Thompson announced the corporation's refusal to air an appeal for the victims of Gaza, saying it would compromise the BBC’s hard-fought stance of editorial impartiality. Today, Sky followed suit. When questioned, Editor-in-Chief Thompson said he believed there was no...
The BBC has made the right call over its decision not to broadcast the Gaza appeal. This is supported by Sky News doing likewise. The BBC should stick to the decision it has made and not be brow beaten into changing its mind. Gaza is a highly emotive issue, everyone knows that, but it isn't the BBC's...