How could it be that the BBC didn’t check the accuracy of the subtitles?

BBC documentary Gaza : How to Survive a Warzone was revealed to be the son of a Hamas official.

The 13-year-old narrator of the documentary was the sonof the deputy minister for agriculture in the Hamas -run government.

The BBC did not insist upon a response to this crucial question prior to broadcast.

Samir Shah , the new chair of the BBC , said: “There needs to be greater accountability. People will face consequences”.

A generation of senior producers and editors with not just journalistic but life experience has been hollowed out.

Independent production companies are not so fortunate.

Maybe the BBC needs to reflect on whether the best way to stop repeatedly wounding itself is to stop the salami slicing, says Shah .