The BBC faced criticism for its documentary 'Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone' after revealing that the child narrator was the son of a Hamas official. An independent review found that this omission breached the BBC's accuracy standards. However, the review did not find other breaches related to impartiality. The investigation noted that due impartiality had been carefully considered, reflecting the complicated nature of the documentary's subject matter, despite this singular failure in disclosure.
The BBC's Gaza documentary, featuring a child narrator, was pulled for failing to disclose the child's father was a Hamas official, breaching accuracy guidelines.
An independent review concluded the programme violated accuracy standards but found no other breaches of editorial guidelines, including those related to impartiality.
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