I am shocked by Andrew Podger’s invocation of the slogan “Fair and Balanced” – formerly used by Fox News, to criticise Pearls and Irritations’ coverage of Israel’s disproportionate response to Hamas’ crimes of October 7th, 2023. No surprise of course, that the Press Council, on whose board Mr Podger has sat, and whose standards he … Continue reading “Fairness and balance” in reporting genocide?