Complaint
A viewer complained that a report by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s International Editor Jeremy Bowen included an interview with Lynn Hastings, the UN’s Deputy Special Co-Ordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, in which he put questions to her which reflected bias against Israel. The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s editorial standards of impartiality.
Outcome
The questions the complainant objected to were appropriate for an interview focused on the humanitarian concerns arising from the Israel-Gaza conflict, and did not reflect or imply a particular attitude on Mr Bowen’s part.
Not upheld