O/T:- Media Bias

[PedroTheFisherman66]

The decline is on, wait for betting on men in lycra wrestling threads!

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[Magpies1959]

No mm, there are five other programmes on GB News being investigated since May. GB News themselves, suspended Lawrence Fox after comments he made. Seems they are ruffling a few feathers.

[Woodypie]

I see Ofcom seem to be seem to be sniffing around GB News, as their figures start to out perform the other news/opinions' channels. BBC bums getting a bit squeaky maybe. Not that Ofcom and the BBC would be bed fellows or anything.

No, GB News failed to follow rules, having two Tory MPs interview a Tory Chancellor about a controversial decision with no input from people of different political persuasion.

[Magpies1959]

The fact their were 45 complaints about impartiality seems unfathomable high for a channel that apparently is only watched and listened to by love an echo chamber.
It wasn't the political persuasion of the people involved, just the lack of diversity in the questioning.
How many other programmes on other channels has this been the case, that have gone unchallenged.

[TedBovisPie]

The notion of refusing to believe any wrongdoing until it’s proved in court is an interesting one considering the cases of Jimmy Savile, Prince Andrew and Mason Greenwood to name but 3. No wonder women are reluctant to come forward to report allegations when you see some of the grim contributions on here and elsewhere.

I seem to be in a bit of a minority in that I quite liked Russell Brand in his heyday. The longstanding rumours about him obviously mean he doesn’t appear on regulated media anymore, but luckily for him there’s now alternatives where surprise, surprise he’s now asking his followers for money. These faux anti establishment types never change.

Saville died before he could get what he deserved, Andrew was protected by the establishment, prosecution withdrew charges in the Mason Greenwood case so not comparing apples with that bunch.

[Woodypie]

I see Ofcom seem to be seem to be sniffing around GB News, as their figures start to out perform the other news/opinions' channels. BBC bums getting a bit squeaky maybe. Not that Ofcom and the BBC would be bed fellows or anything.

No, GB News failed to follow rules, having two Tory MPs interview a Tory Chancellor about a controversial decision with no input from people of different political persuasion.

[Elite_Pie]

No, GB News failed to follow rules, having two Tory MPs interview a Tory Chancellor about a controversial decision with no input from people of different political persuasion.

Surely that can't be true?

Magpies1959 is always telling us that GB News is sooooo unbiased because they always invite guests with opposing views.

[Magpies1959]

When you are inviting the Chancellor of the Exchequer onto a programme, who would be a Tory because they are the ruling government, it is difficult to get someone from the other side of the political divide to do that interview. There was no rule breaking, as regards the people involved with the programme, just the apparent lack of balance in the questions, according to 45 people who complained, and Ofcom have jumped on this with relish.

[Elite_Pie]

just the apparent lack of balance in the questions.

Finally, a glimmer of light in a very dark hole.

[Newish Pie]

When you are inviting the Chancellor of the Exchequer onto a programme, who would be a Tory because they are the ruling government, it is difficult to get someone from the other side of the political divide to do that interview. There was no rule breaking, as regards the people involved with the programme, just the apparent lack of balance in the questions, according to 45 people who complained, and Ofcom have jumped on this with relish.

No... it isn't difficult at all. You don't need someone from the other side. Literally anyone who's not a Tory MP would have been an improvement. Any proper political journalist would have been fine. Like any proper, legit media outlet would have managed. You're trying to defend the indefensible here.