BBC Slammed For not Airing Gaza Plea
By Ben Cohen
Even the British Government is battering the BBC for its refusal to broadcast a charity appeal for Gaza. From the Guardian:
The
was in
crisis tonight as politicians including government ministers, religious
leaders and senior members of its own staff condemned the decision not
to broadcast a charity appeal to help the stricken people of
rebuild their homes.
The
corporation's director general, Mark Thompson, was left isolated as
rival broadcasters ITV and Channel 4 agreed to put out the plea for aid
made jointly by 13 British charities. The BBC has decided the broadcast
of the appeal might be seen as evidence of bias on a highly sensitive
political issue.
