Ofcom has ruled that a current affairs TV show discussing the ill-fated Gaza flotilla, which was presented by Cherie Blair's sister Lauren Booth, has broken broadcasting code rules on impartiality.
...The media regulator said that while the programme included a number of viewpoints all of them were portrayed as critical of the Israeli state's policies.
"In summary the programme accused the Israeli government of a massacre and of breaking international law and human rights," said Ofcom. "We considered the broadcaster did not provide sufficient evidence of alternative views within the programme. Overall the programme gave a one-sided view on this matter of political controversy."
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/aug/02/press-tv-gaza-flotilla
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