Out the facts. But more and more and in the world in which we live but it has always been the way, ever since there has been war conflicts and wars always unfold on two levels. One is the facts on the ground and the other is the perception of the facts on the ground. And these perceptions now have become an increasingly hostile battlefield. I don t need to tell both of you that it is nothing less than a battle for the truth. So, that it s notjust that something happened, it s what other people think happened. And that feeling of what they think happened can matter more in the evolution of the conflict and in terms of how the story is told and retold and told again and then, it becomes history. And the efforts of the people within these stories to influence how the media helps shape those perceptions, they must ve changed the way that they try and influence how you and many others cover the stories? they have many more tools now. Before, it was simply face to face. Then, we went thr
PreSidential election. Now on bbc news, The Media Show. Hello, im ros atkins. And im katie razzall. And this week, were meeting the Business Brain behind europes biggest youtube creators, the Sidemen. Well also look at a new game from sony which has become one of the biggest flops in media history. Thats all coming up on The Media Show. Were Going to begin with news thats been dominating the headlines this week the escalation of the situation were Going to begin with news thats been dominating the headlines this week the escalation of the situation in the middle east. Weve been discussing the challenges of covering such a multifaceted story with the bbc s chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. While we say that everything has changed about journalists but nothing has changed, the fundamentals are still there especially when you are on the ground in the heat and dust, in this case under the bombs. Its the who, where, what, when, why . What is actually happened . Remember that G
And apologised to the actor Amanda Abbington, who appeared on the programme in 2023. Lets cross straight to our media and arts correspondent, david sillito. David, tell us what the report says. Strictly come dancing, the bbc s biggest Entertainment Show by some distance, has been rocked by headlines for the last few months because of allegations by former contestant Amanda Abbington, who left midway through the last series, saying, revealing in interviews later, that she felt that the behaviour of her professional dancer had been abusive, demeaning, insulting and bullying. And what there has been, there has been an investigation into those specific complaints from Amanda Abbington. Bbc studios, the Production Arm of the bbc, has concluded that her concerns and complaints were in part upheld, they have apologised to Amanda Abbington, but not holy. So the question we understand is probably that its a matter of verbal abuse, verbal Harassment And Bullying that have been upheld but nothing
There are Reports Tonight that a us official says israel intends to launch a Ground Offensive in lebanon, which could begin as soon as today. Israeli tanks are gathering by the countrys northern border. Israels Defence Minister, who was visiting troops today, told them the next phase of the war will begin soon. Hezbollah has said its prepared for all out war. Lets go straight to lebanon and the capital beirut, anna foster. There is a realfeeling of momentum in the Middle East tonight, after the israeli Defence Minister told his troops on the board at that the military would use force by air, Sea And Land to achieve the aim of returning displaced israelis back to their homes. They said the killing in beirut of the hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah was not the final step. There have been reports that israeli Special Forces had launched some raids inside lebanon but that has not been confirmed. Lucy williamson has been to northern israel and sent this report. Israels army is moving close