[AndrewP]

The BBC's obsession with the middle east at the expense of nearly all other news is not for me. There's still a war in Ukraine as well, although you wouldn't know it at the moment.

I wonder if the BBC is worried of the backlash they may receive if they are deemed to not give the situation "proper" or "fair" coverage.

Certainly the feeling towards it domestically is quite strong.

Just the other day M&S was dragged over the coals for posting an outtake photo from their Christmas campaign which some commentators on-line perceived as cryptically supporting one side of the conflict.

With the various accusations thrown about that the BBC are biased from both sides of the conflict, I wonder if they're trying to counter these in some way.

I can't say much for the television news output, but I do think the radio news is a bit more editorially balanced.


I understand that political comment isn't encouraged on this forum, I hope I've not crossed the line.

In pure "news development" terms, I think the situation is going to be lot more fast-moving in the Middle East than in the Ukraine.
I'd say the level of news coverage is akin to how much time was devoted when Russia began its invasion.