A group of top international journalists have joined forces to demand that Israel and Egypt provide foreign media with “unfettered access” to Gaza.
Fifty-five presenters and correspondents have signed an open letter that also appeals for better protections for local press already reporting in the territory.
Among the signatories are CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Sky News journalist Alex Crawford, and Jeremy Bowen, the BBC’s international editor. Other news networks represented include ITV, Channel 4, ABC, NBC, and CBS.
The burden of reporting Israel’s war in Gaza has fallen on courageous Palestinian journalists – more than 80 have been killed. International media are not allowed into Gaza – our letters to Israel and Egypt asking for unfettered access to Gaza like all other conflicts reported on pic.twitter.com/BWmaYnhgcZ
— Debora Patta (@Debora_Patta) February 28, 2024
The letter states: “Almost five months into the war in Gaza, foreign reporters are still being denied access to the territory,...
Fifty-five presenters and correspondents have signed an open letter that also appeals for better protections for local press already reporting in the territory.
Among the signatories are CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Sky News journalist Alex Crawford, and Jeremy Bowen, the BBC’s international editor. Other news networks represented include ITV, Channel 4, ABC, NBC, and CBS.
The burden of reporting Israel’s war in Gaza has fallen on courageous Palestinian journalists – more than 80 have been killed. International media are not allowed into Gaza – our letters to Israel and Egypt asking for unfettered access to Gaza like all other conflicts reported on pic.twitter.com/BWmaYnhgcZ
— Debora Patta (@Debora_Patta) February 28, 2024
The letter states: “Almost five months into the war in Gaza, foreign reporters are still being denied access to the territory,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: BBC News is gearing up to hire its first royal editor, with potential candidates emerging as the broadcaster looks to capitalize on soaring audience interest in the British monarchy.
BBC News has traditionally appointed royal correspondents, but the corporation has decided to elevate the role after Nicholas Witchell, a 25-year veteran of the beat, announced he will retire in 2024.
Insiders believe that it will be the first time in the corporation’s history it has installed a royal editor. Jean Seaton, the BBC’s official historian, was unaware of the broadcaster previously having the position.
Recruitment is expected to begin early next year, with the chosen candidate taking their place alongside household names including political editor Chris Mason and international editor Jeremy Bowen.
Speculation is already mounting over who may land the post, which will catapult a journalist into the heart of BBC coverage of key national moments including royal events and deaths.
BBC News has traditionally appointed royal correspondents, but the corporation has decided to elevate the role after Nicholas Witchell, a 25-year veteran of the beat, announced he will retire in 2024.
Insiders believe that it will be the first time in the corporation’s history it has installed a royal editor. Jean Seaton, the BBC’s official historian, was unaware of the broadcaster previously having the position.
Recruitment is expected to begin early next year, with the chosen candidate taking their place alongside household names including political editor Chris Mason and international editor Jeremy Bowen.
Speculation is already mounting over who may land the post, which will catapult a journalist into the heart of BBC coverage of key national moments including royal events and deaths.
- 12/8/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen tried to explain the network’s coverage of an explosion at a Gaza hospital on October 17th in an interview on his own network. Reports on the incident have varied on who was responsible for the blast.
The explosion at the Al-Ahli hospital has been blamed on both Israel and a misfire by Hamas, and the reports on casualties has been equally murky.
U.S., Israeli, and other countries’ intelligence agencies claim the explosion at the hospital was likely an Islamic Jihad rocket misfire. Others have said the magnitude of the explosion exceeded Hamas capabilities, and point to an Israeli online post in the immediate aftermath that was quickly removed.
Appearing on BBC News channel’s Behind The Stories on Saturday, Bowen admitted to errors in his coverage, but said he “doesn’t regret one thing” about his report.
“The missile hit the hospital not long after dark.
The explosion at the Al-Ahli hospital has been blamed on both Israel and a misfire by Hamas, and the reports on casualties has been equally murky.
U.S., Israeli, and other countries’ intelligence agencies claim the explosion at the hospital was likely an Islamic Jihad rocket misfire. Others have said the magnitude of the explosion exceeded Hamas capabilities, and point to an Israeli online post in the immediate aftermath that was quickly removed.
Appearing on BBC News channel’s Behind The Stories on Saturday, Bowen admitted to errors in his coverage, but said he “doesn’t regret one thing” about his report.
“The missile hit the hospital not long after dark.
- 11/26/2023
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
Opening ceremonies to major sporting events are, in the robust opinion of a committed sports fan, a sop to the people who love the drama and spectacle of international commingling, but have little interest in the games being played.
At the Olympics, they have become an enormous, gaudy art form in their own right – from the jaw-dropping show at Beijing’s Bird’s Nest to the cringe-inducing fantasia of London 2012 – but they’ve never been such a big part of World Cups. Perhaps the only lasting memory of an opening ceremony is Diana Ross missing, with the goal at her mercy, during the 1994 curtain-raising bonanza. On Saturday, Gianni Infantino, the polyglot head of FIFA, set the tone for this tournament’s opening.
Sat at a press conference, an array of sponsored items laid out before him like The Generation Game conveyor belt, Infantino gave an impassioned defence of the tournament.
At the Olympics, they have become an enormous, gaudy art form in their own right – from the jaw-dropping show at Beijing’s Bird’s Nest to the cringe-inducing fantasia of London 2012 – but they’ve never been such a big part of World Cups. Perhaps the only lasting memory of an opening ceremony is Diana Ross missing, with the goal at her mercy, during the 1994 curtain-raising bonanza. On Saturday, Gianni Infantino, the polyglot head of FIFA, set the tone for this tournament’s opening.
Sat at a press conference, an array of sponsored items laid out before him like The Generation Game conveyor belt, Infantino gave an impassioned defence of the tournament.
- 11/20/2022
- by Nick Hilton
- The Independent - TV
Screen Star of Tomorrow awarded at British Academy Cymru Awards.
Screen International 2014 Star of Tomorrow Keri Collins won the Breakthrough Award for his film Convenience at the 23rd British Academy Cymru Awards held on Oct 26.
Convenience, a crime comedy starring BAFTA award-winner Vicky McClure (This is England), was also a Raindance 2013 official selection. The film follows two best friends as they attempt to rob a petrol station to clear a debt owned to Russian strip club owners.
In all, 28 programme, craft and performance categories were awarded at this year’s ceremony, honouring excellence in broadcasting and production within Film and Television in Wales between April 2013 and March 2014.
The list of winners:
Factual Series - The Call Centre
Director Factual - Gwirionedd y Galon -Dylan Wyn Richards
Single Documentary - O’r Galon - Yr Hardys: Un Dydd ar y Tro
Editing - 35 Diwrnod - Dafydd Hunt
Photography & Lighting - Y Gwyll / Hinterland -Richard Stoddard
Photography Factual...
Screen International 2014 Star of Tomorrow Keri Collins won the Breakthrough Award for his film Convenience at the 23rd British Academy Cymru Awards held on Oct 26.
Convenience, a crime comedy starring BAFTA award-winner Vicky McClure (This is England), was also a Raindance 2013 official selection. The film follows two best friends as they attempt to rob a petrol station to clear a debt owned to Russian strip club owners.
In all, 28 programme, craft and performance categories were awarded at this year’s ceremony, honouring excellence in broadcasting and production within Film and Television in Wales between April 2013 and March 2014.
The list of winners:
Factual Series - The Call Centre
Director Factual - Gwirionedd y Galon -Dylan Wyn Richards
Single Documentary - O’r Galon - Yr Hardys: Un Dydd ar y Tro
Editing - 35 Diwrnod - Dafydd Hunt
Photography & Lighting - Y Gwyll / Hinterland -Richard Stoddard
Photography Factual...
- 10/31/2014
- ScreenDaily
Updated With Full List: PBS and CBS were the big winners tonight as the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences unveiled its 35th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The pubcaster walked away with a leading 11 trophies, followed by the Eye with 10. ABC picked up three wins, the only other network with more than two. PBS came into the ceremony with a field-leading 43 nominations, one more than CBS.
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to William J. Small, who was CBS News Washington Bureau chief from 1962-74 and later President of NBC News, President of United Press International, and Chairman of News & Documentary at NATAS. “Throughout the ’60s and ’70s and into the 1980s, he was a key figure in the dramatic evolution of network news, NATAS Chairman Chuck Dages said of Small. “Recruiting the likes of Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Diane Sawyer, Lesley Stahl, Bill Moyers, and many others, he changed...
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to William J. Small, who was CBS News Washington Bureau chief from 1962-74 and later President of NBC News, President of United Press International, and Chairman of News & Documentary at NATAS. “Throughout the ’60s and ’70s and into the 1980s, he was a key figure in the dramatic evolution of network news, NATAS Chairman Chuck Dages said of Small. “Recruiting the likes of Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Diane Sawyer, Lesley Stahl, Bill Moyers, and many others, he changed...
- 10/1/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
London – The BBC has stepped in to dismiss claims that it pulled its Middle East editor from reporting on Gaza following a complaint by Israel. Writing in the New Statesman magazine last month, Jeremy Bowen, a veteran broadcaster with 30 years of experience at the BBC, wrote that while reporting on the current conflict in Gaza he “saw no evidence” of Israel’s charge that Hamas uses Palestinians as human shields, an accusation that the country has used to defend its shelling of densely populated areas that has resulted in the death of more than 1,800 Palestinians, most of
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- 8/6/2014
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen, who was shot in the head while reporting on protests in Cairo on July 5, made it successfully through surgery to remove the shotgun pellets. On July 11, Bowen tweeted that the operation was done, the pellets were removed and thanked all for their concern. He told a follower that he planned to spend the rest of the day watching cricket and recovering. Also read: BBC Reporter Shot in Head, Still Reporting in Cairo That's a bit different from how he spent his time immediately after being...
- 7/11/2013
- by Sara Morrison
- The Wrap
Veteran BBC journalist Jeremy Bowen was shot in the head and the leg Friday in Egypt as thousands of people demonstrated following the ousting of President Mohamed Morsi. Islamist leaders had called for demonstrations following the military-backed removal of the Muslim Brotherhood president. Bowen, 53, was outside Cairo’s Republican Guards Club, where Morsi is believed to be held. Bowen said it was the first time he had been shot during his years covering conflict zones. Photos: The Most Talked-About TV News Faces "I think it was a shotgun. I got two pellets in the leg and one in
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- 7/6/2013
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jeremy Bowen, the BBC's Middle East editor, was hit by shotgun pellets on Friday while reporting in Cairo. Though he was hit in the head and bleeding, he kept reporting and was able to make his deadline. Protests and demonstrations have rocked the region since President Mohammed Morsi was forced out of office on Wednesday and continue to escalate. Bowen, 53, was on the ground when, according to the Guardian, Egyptian troops "opened fire" on protestors. He was hit in the head by shotgun pellets, as reported by Democracy Now! correspondent...
- 7/5/2013
- by Sara Morrison
- The Wrap
ITV has picked up three coveted awards from The Royal Television Society (Rts) for its coverage of the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal.
At an awards ceremony held last night (February 20) in London, ITV documentary Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile won 'Scoop of the Year', beating entries from Al Jazeera and Panorama.
The jury members praised the Exposure documentary as being "a sensation without ever being sensationalist".
"They felt an investigative challenge which had defeated other media organisations over decades had been achieved with commitment, skill and sensitivity," said an Rts statement.
"The programme-makers had given a voice to victims who had always been denied one, with unprecedented impact across many British institutions."
Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile also picked up the 'Current Affairs - Home' award, while ITV News's coverage of the ensuing scandal around late BBC star Savile was honoured with the 'News Coverage - Home' accolade.
At an awards ceremony held last night (February 20) in London, ITV documentary Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile won 'Scoop of the Year', beating entries from Al Jazeera and Panorama.
The jury members praised the Exposure documentary as being "a sensation without ever being sensationalist".
"They felt an investigative challenge which had defeated other media organisations over decades had been achieved with commitment, skill and sensitivity," said an Rts statement.
"The programme-makers had given a voice to victims who had always been denied one, with unprecedented impact across many British institutions."
Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile also picked up the 'Current Affairs - Home' award, while ITV News's coverage of the ensuing scandal around late BBC star Savile was honoured with the 'News Coverage - Home' accolade.
- 2/21/2013
- Digital Spy
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