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BBC penalized after failing to identify narrator in Gaza documentary as son of Hamas minister

JL;DR SUMMARY The BBC faces sanctions from the UK's media watchdog, Ofcom, for its documentary "Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone" after failing to disclose that one of its narrators was the son of a former Hamas deputy minister. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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England, United Kingdom
"The BBC will be required to air a statement correcting its coverage after the U.K. media watchdog Ofcom sanctioned the channel failing to identify the narrator of a Gaza documentary as the son of a Hamas official."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, aired on the BBC in February. It quickly drew fire for being one-sided against Israel, and critics identified one of the narrators, all young people, as the son of Hamass former deputy minister of agriculture."
Israel
"Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, aired on the BBC in February. It quickly drew fire for being one-sided against Israel, and critics identified one of the narrators, all young people, as the son of Hamass former deputy minister of agriculture."

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