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A good recent case that shows many of the challenges of media ethics and laws is the BBC documentary *“Gaza: How To Survive A War Zone”*, which was found after release to have breached accuracy guidelines. ([Reuters][1]) In that case, the documentary was narrated by a 13-year-old who turned out to be the son of a Hamas official. The fact that the narrator’s father held a political post in the Hamas-run government in Gaza was not disclosed prior to broadcast, and this omission was judged by the BBC’s internal review to be “critical information” that should have informed the audience. ([Reuters][1]) --- How the organization responded * Once the internal review discovered the issue, the BBC pulled the documentary from its online platform shortly after airing. ([Reuters][1]) * The BBC’s Director-General Tim Davie publicly acknowledged that there had been a significant failing in the editorial process regarding accuracy. ([Reuters][1]) * The BBC also announced that it would take steps to improve editorial checks, especially for documentaries. A new board-level oversight role for news documentaries was promised. ([The Guardian][2]) * Outside regulators (Ofcom in the UK) initiated their own investigations under broadcasting codes to check whether rules had been violated. ([The Times][3]) --- Were self-regulation measures effective in this case? The case shows both strengths and limits of self-regulation: Strengths: * The BBC’s internal review mechanism worked: it detected a serious lapse. That shows self-regulatory bodies __________ ______ _______ ________ _____.
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