SBS Executives Questioned on Why Outlet Refers to Hamas as ‘Militants’ Not ‘Terrorists’
The Special Broadcasting Service has faced questions in the Senate over its editorial guidelines on reporting Hamas.
Executives at Australia’s SBS faced scrutiny from a Liberal Senator regarding their reporting of Hamas. The Senator questioned why the outlet refers to Hamas as ‘militants’ and uses the term ‘terrorists’ only in quotation marks. SBS news and current affairs director Mandi Wicks and corporate affairs director Clare O’Neil were present at the Senate Environment and Communications Committee hearings.
- SBS executives were questioned by a Liberal Senator about their terminology for Hamas.
- The Senator noted that SBS reporting refers to Hamas as ‘militants’ and uses ‘terrorists’ in quotation marks.
- The questioning occurred during Senate Estimates hearings before the Senate Environment and Communications Committee.
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