{"id":2065422,"date":"2023-10-12T19:22:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T23:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-bbc-reporter-resigns-over-terminology-policy\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T19:23:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T23:23:28","slug":"jewish-bbc-reporter-resigns-over-terminology-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-bbc-reporter-resigns-over-terminology-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewish BBC reporter quits due to &#8216;terminology policy&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjewish-bbc-reporter-resigns-over-terminology-policy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2065422&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iraqis burn Israeli flags during a rally held in central Baghdad on October \u20627, 2023 in \u200csupport of the Palestinians, after Hamas militants launched a \u2062deadly air, land and sea assault into Israel from the Gaza Strip. (Photo by MURTADHA \u2063RIDHA\/AFP\u2062 via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/stephanie-stahl\">Stephanie Stahl<\/a><br \/>4:20 PM \u2013 Thursday, October 12, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>A reporter for the BBC has resigned after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-bbc-reporter-resigns-over-terminology-policy\/\" title=\"Jewish BBC reporter quits due to 'terminology policy'.\">broadcast station repeatedly chose<\/a> to not \u2063classify Hamas as \u201cterrorists\u201d in its coverage of the violent attacks on Israel. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Jewish sports reporter Noah Abrahams, 22, voiced that the BBC\u2019s decision to not describe Hamas\u2019s actions as terrorism was \u201cunjustified\u201d and argued that words, or\u2064 lack thereof, have the power to exacerbate\u200d conflict. <\/p>\n<p>The BBC has recently faced backlash for referring \u200cto Hamas solely as a \u201cmilitant group\u201d and describing the horrific violence against\u2062 Israelis as a \u201cmilitant\u201d attack. <\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, Abrahams explained\u200c the reasons \u200dthat led to his decision to quit \u200dhis job, noting\u200b that he realizes this was a \u201cmonumental career\u2063 life decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI have morals and I stick by them. Words impact how\u200d we think, how we react, \u200dhow we act. They\u200d have influence. [Hamas] aren\u2019t freedom fighters. They\u2019re terrorists,\u201d \u200bAbrahams continued. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u200bBBC has not officially commented on the sports reporter\u2019s \u2063exit. However, a spokesperson\u2062 for the broadcaster issued the following statement on \u201clanguage\u201d policy. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe always take our use of language very seriously. Anyone watching or listening \u2064to our coverage will hear the \u200cword \u2018terrorist\u2019 used many times \u2013 we attribute it to those who are using it, for example, the U.K.\u200c Government. This is an approach that has been used \u200cfor decades, and is in line with that of other broadcasters. The BBC is an editorially \u2062independent broadcaster whose job is to \u2062explain precisely\u2062 what is happening \u2018on the ground\u2019 so our audiences can make their own judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, various governmental officials have spoken out about the controversy.\u00a0U.K.\u200d Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said the policy is \u201cverging on disgraceful\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Culture\u2064 Secretary Lucy \u2063Frazer have also urged the BBC to revise its policy.<\/p>\n<p>John Simpson, a BBC broadcaster, posted a response to the criticism on X, formerly known as Twitter. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">British\u200d politicians know perfectly well why the \u200bBBC avoids the word \u2018terrorist\u2019, and over the \u2063years\u2062 plenty of them have \u2063privately agreed with it.  Calling\u2062 someone a terrorist means you\u2019re taking sides and ceasing to treat the situation with due impartiality.\u200c  The\u200b BBC\u2019s job is to\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Simpson (@JohnSimpsonNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnSimpsonNews\/status\/1711857564227412069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>David\u200c Jordan, the \u200cdirector of editorial policy and standards, asserted\u2063 that the guideline\u200c has been in place for years in an \u200deffort \u200dto avoid a perception of \u201cbias.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about making sure that \u2064all audiences trust the information that we\u2019re giving them, that they don\u2019t think the BBC is coming\u2064 at this from one side of the conflict \u200das opposed to the other,\u200b and that we steer a course though\u200b this in\u2064 very difficult circumstances in\u2063 which our journalism\u200c can continue to be factual, accurate, impartial and truthful,\u201d Jordan continued. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the BBC\u2019s statement on language policy, Abrahams \u200bcontinued to defend his decision to resign. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cBritish\u2064 Jews are terrified, and so am I, and I don\u2019t feel like I can stand\u2064 by the BBC any longer with their stance on terminology,\u201d Abrahams concluded. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking \u2063news blasts directly\u2063 to your inbox for free. Subscribe\u200c here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Some BLM chapters across the nation have come out in support with Hamas terrorists. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As \u2063Israel\u200d remains under attack, we have seen many pro-Palestinian protests including one taking\u2063 place in\u2064 New York.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Experts now indicate the war in Israel will cause a spike in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oil-prices-react-to-the-war-in-israel\/\" title=\"Oil prices respond to conflict in Israel.\">oil prices posing potential risks<\/a> for consumers.\u2063 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Representative Nicole Malliotakis weighs \u2062in on\u200c Steve Scalise\u2019s speakership bid.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google said on Thursday that it\u2062 will \u2063defend users of generative artificial-intelligence systems in its Google Cloud and Workspace platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>China has published proposed security requirements for firms offering services\u200b powered by generative artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Internet companies Google, Amazon and Cloudflare say they have weathered the internet\u2019s largest-known denial of service attack.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Samsung said \u200cits preliminary third-quarter profit dropped by a smaller-than-expected 78%.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What are \u200dthe potential consequences of using politically charged language like &#8220;terrorist&#8221; \u2064in media reporting?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  BBC\u2019s \u2063decision \u200banymore,\u201d Abrahams said. \u201cI felt that by working for\u200b an \u2063organization that refuses \u2063to \u2064call terrorists what they are, I was \u2063contributing to the marginalization and silencing of the\u2062 Jewish \u200ccommunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c debate over how to label Hamas and other groups involved in conflicts around the world is not new. It raises important questions about the power\u2064 of language and the\u200c role of media in shaping public opinion. While some argue that using\u200b the term\u200c \u201cterrorist\u201d \u2062is necessary to accurately describe the actions of certain groups, others believe that \u200dit is a subjective and politically charged term that can perpetuate \u200cstereotypes and hinder the potential \u2064for \u200dpeaceful resolution. <\/p>\n<p>In \u200dthe case of the BBC\u2019s coverage of the attacks on Israel, the decision not to use the term \u201cterrorist\u201d has sparked \u2064controversy and criticism. \u2064Critics argue that by referring to Hamas solely as a \u201cmilitant group,\u201d the BBC is downplaying the severity and intent of their actions. They argue that this language choice implies a false \u200bequivalence between Hamas and the Israeli\u2062 government, ignoring the fact that one side \u2063has \u2064launched attacks targeting civilians while the other is a recognized state defending its citizens. <\/p>\n<p>The \u200bBBC, on the other hand, defends its approach as an editorial choice aimed at maintaining impartiality and avoiding taking sides in the conflict. They argue that using\u2064 politically loaded terms like \u201cterrorist\u201d can undermine trust in their reporting and\u2064 create the perception of bias. Instead, they rely on attributing the term to those who use it, such as government officials or other sources. <\/p>\n<p>This debate\u200d reflects \u200cbroader discussions about the role of \u200bmedia \u2064in \u200bconflict zones and the ethical responsibilities of journalists. Reporting on conflicts requires careful consideration of language, framing, and the potential impact on audiences. Journalists must strive for \u200caccuracy and transparency while navigating complex \u200dand sensitive situations. <\/p>\n<p>However, the BBC\u2019s decision not to use the term \u201cterrorist\u201d\u2062 in its coverage of the attacks on Israel has raised\u2064 concerns about the potential for bias and the \u2064impact on public perception. It is important to recognize that language choices have\u2064 consequences and\u2062 can influence how<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OAN, Stephanie Stahl, captured the moment Iraqis set Israeli flags on fire in a rally held in central Baghdad. The demonstration, held on October 7, 2023, aimed to show support for the Palestinians following a deadly attack by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip into Israel. 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