{"id":216515,"date":"2023-11-15T14:17:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=216515"},"modified":"2023-11-15T14:17:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:17:45","slug":"think-about-language-you-use-at-work-bbc-chief-tells-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/think-about-language-you-use-at-work-bbc-chief-tells-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Think &apos;about language you use&apos; at work, BBC chief tells staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Think &#8216;carefully about the language you use&#8217; at work, BBC chief tells staff as insider told of rows between staff with opposing views over Israel&#8217;s assault on Gaza<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tim Davie has told BBC staff that they need to be &#8216;kind&#8217; to each other over issue\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>According to reports, there have been staff arguments over differing views\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The BBC&#8217;s director-general has tried to calm tensions among staff over the Israel-Gaza war, telling them to think &#8216;carefully about the language that you use&#8217; in the workplace.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Davie said employees needed to be &#8216;kind&#8217; to each other and &#8216;no one should ever face any fear or prejudice&#8217; at their place of work.<\/p>\n<p>His email to his workforce comes as one insider at the corporation reported there had been arguments between staff with different views on the Middle-East crisis.<\/p>\n<p>There have already been reports of how Jewish staff had been upset at the corporation&#8217;s refusal to describe Hamas fighters as terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>But it has also been claimed that some of its own journalists believe the BBC has been too soft on Israel and was &#8216;dehumanising&#8217; Palestinian civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday in an apparent recognition of the tensions among staff, Mr Davie called for calm and respect in the workplace over the issue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/11\/01\/77673041-12736539-image-a-53_1699665193234.jpg\" height=\"871\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mr Davie has called for calm and respect in the workplace over the issue<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/11\/01\/77673043-12736539-image-a-54_1699665211045.jpg\" height=\"1001\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A mother covers her child&#8217;s face to protect from the smoke as Palestinians leave from the northern part of the Gaza to flee the central and southern parts of the Gaza Strip<\/p>\n<p>Admitting it had been a &#8216;incredibly demanding&#8217; and &#8216;stressful&#8217; time in recent weeks, he wrote: &#8216; Our duty of care to all those impacted is paramount and I would ask everyone to be kind, considerate and supportive of each other.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is essential that we act with generosity and humanity, creating an environment where we look after each other in these troubled times, particularly those people most impacted by these awful events.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;No one should ever face any fear or prejudice in a workplace, and it requires all of us to pull together as one team to live our values.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This can be harder in these polarised times but we should set the standard as an inclusive, safe environment. I would ask every one of you personally to contribute to this.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This includes thinking carefully about the language that you use, in person, on email, and also on social media.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Davie went on to provide details for staff who needed support as well as telling them they could use the corporation&#8217;s whistleblowing services.<\/p>\n<p>A BBC source said: &#8216;The BBC isn&#8217;t some sort of monolithic organisation that doesn&#8217;t have human beings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/11\/01\/77673045-12736539-image-a-55_1699665229557.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One BBC insider admitted they were aware of heated arguments taking place between staff about the war<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There are people working in all sorts of parts of the world and people who like everyone else feels the stresses and strains in relation to covering a complex and difficult conflict.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>One BBC insider admitted they were aware of heated arguments taking place between staff about the war.<\/p>\n<p>Jewish staff already annoyed about the corporation&#8217;s refusal to call Hamas fighters terrorists, were further upset when a John Simpson blog about this editorial decision referred to the Nazis.<\/p>\n<p>A recent report by The Times said staff who felt the corporation had been too soft on Israel and was &#8216;dehumanising&#8217; Palestinian civilians, had been left crying in the toilets, while freelancers had not turned up to work because of it.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as the corporation has been fiercely criticised for its coverage during the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Senior figures in the Jewish community in the UK, including the Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis have criticised the decision not to call Hamas terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>The president of Israel Isaac Herzog even attacked the BBC over this decision.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC also admitted that a controversial TV report about the cause of a Gaza hospital explosion had been flawed.<\/p>\n<p>In his staff email, Mr Davie paid tribute to its news teams saying &#8216;those on the ground&#8217; had faced &#8216;significant pressures&#8217; in doing their work.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12736539\/language-use-BBC-chief-Israel-Gaza.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think &#8216;carefully about the language you use&#8217; 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