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[BBC’s Newsnight hosted an unbalanced
GB News bashing panel where both
Adam Boulton and Caroline Nokes called
for the channel to be taken off-air because
Laurence Fox was rude. Ofcom, when it
ruled against GB News over impartiality,
reminded broadcasters:

“The Code is clear that when programmes
are dealing with matters of major political
controversy and current public policy,
the heightened special impartiality
requirements apply.
Specifically, Rules 5.11 and 5.12 require
that an appropriately wide range of
significant views must be included and given
due weight in such programmes,
or in clearly linked and timely programmes.”

Calling for the shutdown of a broadcaster
because a presenter has behaved badly
is an extreme stance.
Despite the BBC’s roster of presenters
including the likes of Russell Brand,
Jimmy Saville and John Peel – all of whom
behaved far worse than Laurence Fox – their
misbehaviour has not resulted in calls
for the station to be shut down.
Newsnight’s panel did not constitute the
required “appropriately wide range of
significant views” as required by Ofcom.
If co-conspirators want to make a complaint
to Ofcom about Newsnight’s lack of
impartiality they can do it here.]


https://order-order.com/2023/09/28/h...ge-of-gb-news/