Foreign Editor of BBC News. Previously based in Washington DC, Jerusalem, Beijing, New Delhi and Jo’burg. Author of ‘The New Middle East’. My personal account.
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These are some of the most repressive media restrictions placed on international media organisations and their journalists anywhere in the world. They should be removed. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0n…
BBC News won the Emmy last night for our coverage of the earthquake in Myanmar. Huge congratulations to everyone involved. It’s a massive tribute to the BBC’s commitment to public service journalism
The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Continuing Coverage: Short Form goes to Earthquake in Myanmar (@BBCWorld).
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News Coverage – Home goes to @BBCNews for Exposed: The Crime Gangs “Killing” UK High Streets. “Exposing the network of gangs opening up mini-marts across the country was the BBC at its best,” said the jury #RTSAwards
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Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) reflects on his career-making fascination with Russia, which was tonight recognised with the RTS Special Award at the RTS Television Journalism Awards #RTSAwards
Absolutely brilliant, jaw dropping journalism from @sommervilletv and @dcinfocus on the bloody streets of Mexico. It’s a must watch. youtu.be/p22xQ8E8o8g
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I’m honoured to have received the 2025 Charles Wheeler award in memory of one of the BBC’s greatest foreign correspondents. Thank you to @TheBJReview @JournoCharity @UniWestminster and to Shirin and Marina Wheeler. @shirinwheelerEU
“The Israeli army took over my home, used it like a hotel, then set it on fire” bbc.com/news/articles/cj3ye4…
Jeremy Bowen: Israel's allies see evidence of war crimes in Gaza mounting up bbc.com/news/articles/cp863m…
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Congratulations to the @BBCNews World News Content team, who received two News & Documentary Emmy Awards:
🏆 Outstanding Continuing News Coverage: Short Form – Coverage of 'Myanmar's Civil War'
🏆 Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Short Form – Investigation into ‘Europe’s Migration Crisis’
A brilliant recognition of the BBC’s agenda-setting journalism on the ground on the world’s most important stories.
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ALT News & Doc Emmys written in gold with a gold Emmy above it and the number 46, against a black background.
BBC News wins its 2nd Emmy of the night for brilliant work by @sommervilletv Darren Conway, Yogita Limaye & team, and Jonathan Head’s team in Thailand.
The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Continuing News Coverage – Short Form goes to Myanmar's Civil War (@BBCWorld).
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The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Continuing News Coverage – Short Form goes to Myanmar's Civil War (@BBCWorld).
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The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Investigative News Coverage – Short Form goes to Europe's Migration Crisis (@BBCWorld).
A Brilliant achievement led by Andrew Harding and team, Jess Parker & team in Europe & Yogita Limaye’s team in South Asia.
The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Investigative News Coverage – Short Form goes to Europe's Migration Crisis (@BBCWorld).
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Earlier the White House made claims about @BBCNews reporting which were wrong. It’s important that accurate journalism is respected, and that governments call for free access to Gaza.
BBC STATEMENT
"The claim the BBC took down a story after reviewing footage is completely wrong. We did not remove any story and we stand by our journalism.
"Our news stories and headlines about Sunday's aid distribution centre incident were updated throughout the day with the latest fatality figures as they came in from various sources. These were always clearly attributed, from the first figure of 15 from medics, through the 31 killed from the Hamas-run health ministry to the final Red Cross statement of ‘at least 21’ at their field hospital. This is totally normal practice on any fast-moving news story.
"Completely separately, a BBC Verify online report on Monday reported a viral video posted on social media was not linked to the aid distribution centre it claimed to show. This video did not run on BBC news channels and had not informed our reporting. Conflating these two stories is simply misleading.
"It is vital to bring people the truth about what is happening in Gaza. International journalists are not currently allowed into Gaza and we would welcome the support of the White House in our call for immediate access."
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BBC STATEMENT
"The claim the BBC took down a story after reviewing footage is completely wrong. We did not remove any story and we stand by our journalism.
"Our news stories and headlines about Sunday's aid distribution centre incident were updated throughout the day with the latest fatality figures as they came in from various sources. These were always clearly attributed, from the first figure of 15 from medics, through the 31 killed from the Hamas-run health ministry to the final Red Cross statement of ‘at least 21’ at their field hospital. This is totally normal practice on any fast-moving news story.
"Completely separately, a BBC Verify online report on Monday reported a viral video posted on social media was not linked to the aid distribution centre it claimed to show. This video did not run on BBC news channels and had not informed our reporting. Conflating these two stories is simply misleading.
"It is vital to bring people the truth about what is happening in Gaza. International journalists are not currently allowed into Gaza and we would welcome the support of the White House in our call for immediate access."
BBC News gets three @newsemmys award nominations for its coverage of the civil war in Myanmar, Europe’s migration crisis and the assassination attempt on Trump. Congratulations to everyone involved.