27-03-2024, 09:00 PM
GB News were running an article attacking OFCOM earlier on today on their website, it's now been put behind a paywall, but the article itself stated that it's an attempt by the mainstream media to 'shut down diversity in TV journalism'
www.gbnews.com
It seems from what I've seen of the channel last few days and what is happening online, rather than heed the warnings by OFCOM they are now going to play the everyone is against us routine, this is bound to creep into their presentation.
www.gbnews.com
Quote:What isn’t fine is the presence of a cohort of those who aren’t attracted by the GB News offering actively seeking to get the platform infracted or shut down. So much for diversity and inclusion when it comes to news and current affairs coverage on TV.
The nub of the problem is how television is regulated in modern Britain. We have a regulatory structure which was established for a different era. Our rules and procedures may have made some kind of sense back in the day but make precious little sense in 2024.
Quote:This means the sector’s regulator, OFCOM, is increasingly outdated. Its approach to protecting a tech savvy and intelligent public is patronising. Viewers know the personalities and attitudes of presenters.
A faceless state regulator interceding to ensure that a politician from a particular party can’t interview a colleague from the same party is treating the public as fools. If lines of interrogation aren’t rigorous or questioning is too softball, the audience will switch channels.
It seems from what I've seen of the channel last few days and what is happening online, rather than heed the warnings by OFCOM they are now going to play the everyone is against us routine, this is bound to creep into their presentation.