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RE: GB News - London Lite - 06-08-2023

Olivia Utley having issues with a passer-by during a live in Dover.

https://twitter.com/gbnewsspin/status/1688165913097326592 

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RE: GB News - Jon - 06-08-2023

Didn’t Utleu join the channel ages ago?

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Worzel - Worzel - 06-08-2023

(06-08-2023, 08:01 PM)Jon Wrote:  Didn’t Utleu join the channel ages ago?

She's been with the channel a good few months.

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RE: GB News - UTVLifer - 07-08-2023

4 more OFCOM investigations have been opened into GB News

https://twitter.com/scottygb/status/1688492580974075904?s=46&t=uYc2nILLUU7TByduAbmbxg 

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RE: GB News - agemame - 07-08-2023

Sitting at that interface will always be a problem for them. They either need to block these shows as 'opinion' and general interest and forgo the breaking news (which then compromises their position as a "News" Channel), or go for a traditional news setup which then removes their USP. This is precisely the hole Fox News got into over this delination (a Foxhole, if you will). I can't see them taking this lying down though, as it feeds into the general air of 'lone wolf held down by the man' that the likes of OAN continue to plough to some success.

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RE: GB News - Adsales - 07-08-2023

(07-08-2023, 11:22 AM)UTVLifer Wrote:  4 more OFCOM investigations have been opened into GB News

https://twitter.com/scottygb/status/1688492580974075904?s=46&t=uYc2nILLUU7TByduAbmbxg 

Maybe Melanie Dawes being put on the spot by the DCMS committee a few months ago has finally made them wake up to just how weak and toothless they appear. Noteworthy that the investigations are at long last based on a wider range of rules (5.1, 5.11, 5.12 and 5.3).

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RE: GB News - Stockland Hillman - 07-08-2023

An independent regulator investigating is exactly what should happen here, and is why all the talk of British Fox News is rubbish, our media laws and lack of 1st amendment rights prevent such a thing.

However I does seem odd that so many people who would be criticising political pressure to investigate BBC News of Channel 4 seem to be fine with political pressure to investigate GB News.

Ofcom have a tricky job here: Outside of regulated news bulletins, its common for news events to be reported GMB is technically not a news show, which is why Piers could rant away and the news done with a newsreader; more obviously ITV This Morning isn't a news show, but both have carried breaking news deliverd by the (non newsreader) hosts, in ITVs case within a sponsored show, which would be prohibited by news sponsor rules. If ofcom rule adding breaking news to a show makes it a news programme, then its a whole world of trouble across TV & Commercial radio.

Most likely to be in breach would be the McVey/Hunt interview, as I can't find a reasonable argument it was done with due impartiality [for general programming] The lack of challenge to the viewpoints was stark.

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RE: GB News - Jon - 07-08-2023

Actually it wouldn’t be an issue for This Morning as they could just play a sting and go to ITN if something warranted it. With Good Morning Britain it probably wouldn’t be as much of an issue as it’s presenters aren’t serving politicians neither is it sponsored.

Either way, the breaking news thing would be easily dealt with by any broadcaster by going to a news presenter.

Whilst the politicians doing breaking news seems to the most probable clear breach. I think it’s the politicians interviewing politicians of the same party is the issue that won’t sit right with people. Particularly when it’s in the run up to by-elections.

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RE: GB News - London Lite - 07-08-2023

All that will come of it I suspect is that GB News will have to have a newsreader on standby in the bulletin set during shows presented by politicians, so you don't end up with JRM breaking news about somebody in his own party.

However I agree that it's the one sided chummy interviews between two presenters and a guest who are part of the same political party which are the more concerning.

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RE: GB News - Keith - 07-08-2023

(07-08-2023, 05:40 PM)London Lite Wrote:  All that will come of it I suspect is that GB News will have to have a newsreader on standby in the bulletin set during shows presented by politicians, so you don't end up with JRM breaking news about somebody in his own party.

However I agree that it's the one sided chummy interviews between two presenters and a guest who are part of the same political party which are the more concerning.

I think having a current serving politician regularly presenting and interviewing on a programme is what I find slightly problematic. 

In my opinion having a current serving politician as a regular guest (eg. This Week) is different. In those instances they're not leading the programme or generally interviewing others. If they do ask/challenge other guests questions, there's still the presenter to draw the line.

Similarly, having a current serving politician present as a one off (eg. guest host HIGNFY) generally isn't much of an issue.

Equally, former politicians regularly presenting (eg. Ed Balls) isn't usually as problematic. Whilst they may still have a political bias they're not actively involved in the day-to-day politics and the current government's agenda. Whilst if interviewing someone from the same party they're more likely to give them an easier ride that's not always guaranteed to be the case. Additionally, being a former politician there is less of an argument around spending their time representing their constituents instead of being on TV.

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