Journalists covering the war in Gaza — including the 170 who have been killed — will now be recognized by the U.K.’s Royal Television Society (RTS) in a reversal of a decision that sparked two weeks of controversy, anger and debate from across the industry.
“The RTS will be making the Special Award for Journalists in Gaza at the Society’s Programme Awards on March 25,” a spokesperson for the organization said on Tuesday.
The special award was due to be presented at the RTS Journalism Awards held earlier this month, but was rescinded at the last minute. At the time, the organization said it didn’t want to “add fuel to the fire” surrounding the BBC’s “Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone” documentary, which was pulled after it was revealed that the child narrator was the son of a minister in the Hamas government (a move that also generated weeks of heated discussion on either side).
The Royal Television Society (RTS) announced that they will not be granting the Special Award during their Television Journalism Awards ceremony on March 5. They expressed concern that the ongoing controversy regarding certain Gaza coverage could overshadow the award and its significance, so they decided to withhold it from the event.
The move was immediately condemned by British journalists, including several well-known figures. A letter signed by nearly 400 people requested a meeting with RTS patron King Charles over the matter, and “demanded transparency” about the RTS’s decision-making processes. Renowned current affairs host Jonathan Dimbleby called the RTS “cowards.”
“We welcome the Royal Television Society’s U-turn in reinstating the Special Award for the courageous Palestinian journalists of Gaza,” said the Artists for Palestine UK group on the RTS reversal. “However, the charity’s statement does little to address or allay our concerns.”
The RTS declaration was made during a day marked by heavy violence in Gaza, where over 400 Palestinians were said to have perished following night-time attacks by Israel, thereby shattering the truce that had been established in January.
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2025-03-18 18:21