Getting the Truth

For John, BLUF:  Initial News reportds on the explosion at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza blsmed it on Israel, but it sorted out that the explosion in the Hospital parking lot was the result of an Hamas short round incident.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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BBC confronts its own journalist over false reporting about Gaza hospital strike — and a stunning response follows

From The Blaze, by Reporter Chris Enloe, 27 November 2023.

Here is the lede plus five:

journalist who helped fan the flames of misinformation about the alleged Al-Ahli Arab Hospital strike is refusing to apologize for his mistake.

After a jihadist rocket fell on the parking lot of the hospital last month, the legacy media uncritically regurgitated Hamas' claim that Israel struck the hospital, totally destroying it and killing more than 500 people.

BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen is one such journalist who joined the chorus claiming the hospital was destroyed. He reported:

The missile hit the hospital not long after dark. You can hear the impact. The explosion destroyed Al-Ahli Hospital. It was already damaged from a smaller attack at the weekend. The building was flattened.

In a recent interview on the BBC's "Behind the Stories" program, Bowen was asked if he regrets his false reporting.

"To answer your question: No, I don't regret one thing in my reporting because I think I was measured throughout. I didn't race to judgment," Bowen answered.

It is a sign of arrogance, and a lack of humility for a reporter to get it wrong in an initial report and to not feel some regret.  What kind of an upbringing did this person have?

This reporting fail does not reflect well on the Beeb, maring its reputation as an excellent news source.

In a Democrcy, or a Republicsan form of Government, we, as Citizens, need to sample a number of differenta sources.  As Luther "Suitcase" Simpson says:  "The truth is out there.  All you have to do is let it in."

Regards  —  Cliff