The British Royal TV Association (RTS) has returned the award that recognizes Gaza journalists’ work, turning its previous decision to cancel it last week.
“In the suspension of the decision after the prize was presented, the RTS met this week as part of the previous announcement of society,” the spokesman said in his statement on Friday Deadline.
“Society is still committed to recognizing the work of Gaza journalists and intends to make a special award. It is discussed on how this happens. ”
The spokesman said, “It felt strongly that at night there was potential for a recent controversy around Gaza’s coverage to overshadow the prize,” referring to the documentary BBC, drawn from his streaming platform.
‘Gaza: How to Survive the War Zone’, a documentary of Gaza’s children, was removed from Iplayer in February after Israel’s supporting activists pressured that the presented child was the son of the Palestinian minister. Hamas appoint Gaza ministers, bureaucrats and officials Gaza, while on the West Bank they are appointed by the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
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The cancellation of the award in the United Kingdom in the United Kingdom in the United Kingdom in the United Kingdom, especially among media personnel.
Nearly 400 journalists, including leading media personality, signed a petition asking for an appointment with King Charles to award a recognition prize and demanded an explanation of the decision -making process.
The signatories of the letter included Channel 4 News publication Krishna’s Guru-Murthy, TV and radio presenter Sangita Myska and historian, and former BBC’s current rapporteur Jonathan Dimbleby, who called RTS “Cowardly”.
According to the RTS, it is now “discussing how this happens”, but the media employees say that “the statement of the charity organization has little” concerns.
In a letter published by Palestine UK Artists, the UK’s exhibition industry criticized RTS’s recent statement on decision -making on the cancellation of the prize simply a “break” and “previously reported review process”, although this procedure was not previously mentioned.
“In the light of the obvious companies of the organization, this shameful disorder is now, according to the requirements, full answers to the questions asked in the letter on March 11. We also ask: Why does it take much longer to return the prize than pulling it? “The letter said.