18-03-2024, 05:50 PM
(18-03-2024, 04:37 PM)strollfan Wrote: I do question the wisdom from Ofcom of five independent breaches of the rules not carrying any statutory penalty; it seems to be a slap on the wrist for a series of repeated rule breaks of the same form.These incidents were from May to June last year. I believe it was around the same time they started introducing proper news bulletins.
I'm guessing that GB News argued that since those incidents they've introduced separate top-of-the-hour bulletins. As these are hosted by a separate newsreader from a different part of the studio, they could claim they've already made changes. OFCOM appear to have noted that since they started investigating only one further incident occurred.
GB News' public response to the report is presumably aimed more towards appeasing their viewers. Meanwhile they've taken steps to separate the 'news' from 'current affairs'. They've also cut ties with Lawrence Fox and Dan Wootton after on-air incidents, despite criticising OFCOM today over their obligation "to promote free speech and media plurality, and to ensure that alternative voices are heard".
Formerly 'Charlie Wells' of TV Forum.