Balen Report

The Balen Report is a 20,000-word document written by the senior broadcast journalist Malcolm Balen in 2004 after examining hundreds of hours of the BBC's coverage of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.[1] The report was commissioned by former BBC Director of News, Richard Sambrook, following persistent complaints from the public and the Israeli government of allegations of anti-Israel bias.[2][3] As of October 2024 it has still not been released.

  1. ^ Dovkants, Keith (13 April 2012). "The secret report at heart of BBC's Gaza paranoia". Evening Standard. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Balen Report FOI battle goes to House of Lords". Press Gazette. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  3. ^ McSmith, Andy (28 March 2007). "BBC fights to suppress internal report into allegations of bias against Israel". The Independent. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2023.