BBC used image with Palestinian flags in article about conviction of white paedophiles
The BBC has been hammered for feeding into racist stereotypes in its report of the conviction of twenty-one people in the West Midlands on child sex abuse charges.
All those convicted are white Britons – yet the BBC illustrated the article with a headline image showing Palestinian flags:
After outrage erupted over the broadcaster’s fuelling of racist stereotypes, the BBC changed the header. However, the broadcaster did not issue a correction or explanation, instead simply tweeting that the photo had been ‘updated'!
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