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Pro-Palestine legal centre urges BBC to drop Robbie Gibb over Jewish Chronicle scandal (www.middleeasteye.net)

submitted 1 year ago by Linkerbaan@lemmy.world to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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A pro-Palestine legal advocacy group has called on the BBC to dismiss board member Robbie Gibb over his links to the Jewish Chronicle, which has been embroiled in a scandal of fake Gaza stories.

Gibb, who was the sole owner and director of the Jewish Chronicle until recently, has been at the heart of the scandal.

The BBC has also faced questions about the link between Gibb, who is a member of its governing board, and the Jewish Chronicle.

Alan Rusbridger, a former editor of the Guardian who has previously investigated the Jewish Chronicle’s ownership, called into question Gibb's position on the BBC’s editorial standards committee.

“I can’t see how he can possibly sit on that committee and portray himself as a beacon of impartiality, sitting in judgment on BBC journalists,” Rusbridger told LBC radio.

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[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes, but what that has to do with Robbie Gibb working at the BBC, I don't know.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gibb, who was the sole owner and director of the Jewish Chronicle until recently,

[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Okay? Surely it's more on the editor what gets published?

[–] Djtecha@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

That's a pretty weak defense.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 1 year ago

who hires the editor? Who sets the biz objectives?

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe read the article