“We have not even scratched the surface of the crimes Israel has truly committed”Former BBC journalist Karishma Patel left the BBC because of what she perceived as its editorial “double-standards” while reporting on Israel's military assault on Gaza.In this episode of Unapologetic, she takes us into the newsroom of the BBC and show’s us just how the BBC built an “Orwellian” atmosphere around coverage of Israel’s war crimes in Gaza.UNAPOLOGETIC is hosted by Ashfaaq CarimChapters01:01 Intro01:15 Welcome to unapologetic01:36 BBC an 'Orwellian' space03:20 Confronting management at the BBC08:05 Her role at the BBC09:47 Are BBC journalists ignoring or dismissing the evidence against Israel14:14 BBC coverage post October 202318:02 confrontational organising in the BBC19:41 journalists self censoring themselves25:19 her own self censoring30:56 embarrassment of the BBC's coverage36:45 the term 'Genocide'40:34 the bias of the BBC continuing until this day44:19 the BBC relying on 'authority sources'47:55 Palestinian journalists killed by Israel54:16 her aspirations when joining the BBC59:54 what she's learned the last 16 months01:03:18 Miss universe great britain01:04:46 how will history judge the BBC coverage / where will the BBC be in a decade01:10:28 outro

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