They don’t even pretend to not be bias, no other news channel would get away with being this flagrantly in the pocket of one party.
proletarianrage on
I feel like anyone with a television, a spare 20 minutes, and a lot of patience could have told you this.
TheFergPunk on
Ive seen this comment a few times but not found actual confirmation. Is GB News actually regarding itself as ‘entertainment’ instead of ‘news’ to get around Ofcom guidelines?
limeflavoured on
Always has been. OFCOM don’t care or can’t do anything, so theres not much which can actually be done except telling people this, I guess.
RaymondBumcheese on
/looks back fondly to the days when every other host was a Tory MP….
dy85 on
The day that they let farafmge have his own show on it thats when it became reform tv
culture_vulture_1961 on
Lisa Nandy needs to sort Offcom out. They seem to have lost the will to live.
verbsnounsandshit on
It’s literally part-owned by Nigel Farage. Of course it is.
Ok-Willingness-6815 on
All other forms of media are openly biased (newspapers, YouTube, websites, social media etc.). Why does it matter so much that a TV channel is biased?
Leather_Bug4270 on
Now? I assumed that’s why it was set up in the first place. Channel 5 might be another one. I briefly switched onto Jeremy Vine the other day and the banner asked ‘Would Nigel Farage do a better job on Iran than Keir Starmer?’ and one of the panellists was Reform spokesperson, Ann Widdecombe.
Impressive-Bird-6085 on
Rusbridger is spot on! GB News is a Reform UK/ Far Right propaganda outfit, masquerading as a news broadcaster.
RoyalJacko on
I think they are more Trump TV than reform TV. Didn’t one of their presenters salute Trump while on air? I’ve got a feeling they love the USA more than the UK.
dragoneggboy22 on
I literally thought this was what it always was. Is it meant to be impartial in some way?
im-sorry-watt on
Jeez what a disgusting mug. State of them ears. Giving Gary Linekar a run for his money
99thLuftballon on
I think the headline is a little misleadingly mild, here. This isn’t just Rusbridger giving his opinion in response to a question – the study gathered a bunch of journalists from across the political spectrum and asked them to rate whether GB news content broke the OFCOM guidelines. There was a good consensus that they had. Even employees from the Times and the Daily Mail could see it. This exposes the complete lack of regulation that OFCOM is currently applying to the media. We should all be writing to our MPs about this and raising awareness of the desperate need for OFCOM to be made to do its job.
Mr_miner94 on
Not that I recomend looking at their YouTube channel. But their views on there are abysmal.
Any relevance they have is entierly on television
spudgun81 on
right wing news channel supports right wing party. im shocked!
evolveandprosper on
A GB News spokesman criticised the investigation, saying the findings are…lacking “impartiality”. I wonder if he managed to keep a straight face whist saying that!
willNffcUk on
GB news it’s not even news. I’m forced to watch it down to my mum the only thing they ever talk about on there is their king Donald Trump, and how all the world problems are caused by the labor party
I think you have to suffer with dementia or really be easy to brainwashing to listen to the crap they come out with
Psychological-Plum10 on
The time has come for OFCOM to grow a pair and shut them down.
No-Net1138 on
It always was Reform TV, it’s their future state media project.
Slapped91 on
And in other news the BBC has been determined to be Labour TV with added disinformation and child abuse
Hellstorm901 on
>”They don’t even bother to lie badly anymore. I suppose that’s the final humiliation”
Kaiserhawk on
What do you mean “now” wasn’t this always the case?
mohawkal on
Now? Thought that was their entire reason for existing?
Nomad_88_ on
I had a letter today, opened it up and saw it was from Reform. I don’t even know what it said – I just saw the huge ‘Reform’ text at the top and immediately ripped it up. Turned it over, saw a giant Farage taking up half the page, and ripped it again.
No idea why they are sending me junk mail, but they are the last party I’d be voting for. Even behind the conservatives.
My only slight regret was wishing I’d checked to see if there was any free post thing back to them, as I’d read some people out heavy things or rubbish and send it to them. It was already in the bin.
Needless to say I don’t watch GB news (I don’t even know where to find it). But see the occasional clip on tiktok which just looks absolute rubbish and propaganda. It’s like Fox ‘news’ in the US. Which isn’t even news, it’s opinion pieces and propaganda. I don’t know why or how it’s allowed on TV.
QVRedit on
Why is it still allowed to use the word “News” in its title if all it is, is propaganda for one political party ?
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They don’t even pretend to not be bias, no other news channel would get away with being this flagrantly in the pocket of one party.
I feel like anyone with a television, a spare 20 minutes, and a lot of patience could have told you this.
Ive seen this comment a few times but not found actual confirmation. Is GB News actually regarding itself as ‘entertainment’ instead of ‘news’ to get around Ofcom guidelines?
Always has been. OFCOM don’t care or can’t do anything, so theres not much which can actually be done except telling people this, I guess.
/looks back fondly to the days when every other host was a Tory MP….
The day that they let farafmge have his own show on it thats when it became reform tv
Lisa Nandy needs to sort Offcom out. They seem to have lost the will to live.
It’s literally part-owned by Nigel Farage. Of course it is.
All other forms of media are openly biased (newspapers, YouTube, websites, social media etc.). Why does it matter so much that a TV channel is biased?
Now? I assumed that’s why it was set up in the first place. Channel 5 might be another one. I briefly switched onto Jeremy Vine the other day and the banner asked ‘Would Nigel Farage do a better job on Iran than Keir Starmer?’ and one of the panellists was Reform spokesperson, Ann Widdecombe.
Rusbridger is spot on! GB News is a Reform UK/ Far Right propaganda outfit, masquerading as a news broadcaster.
I think they are more Trump TV than reform TV. Didn’t one of their presenters salute Trump while on air? I’ve got a feeling they love the USA more than the UK.
I literally thought this was what it always was. Is it meant to be impartial in some way?
Jeez what a disgusting mug. State of them ears. Giving Gary Linekar a run for his money
I think the headline is a little misleadingly mild, here. This isn’t just Rusbridger giving his opinion in response to a question – the study gathered a bunch of journalists from across the political spectrum and asked them to rate whether GB news content broke the OFCOM guidelines. There was a good consensus that they had. Even employees from the Times and the Daily Mail could see it. This exposes the complete lack of regulation that OFCOM is currently applying to the media. We should all be writing to our MPs about this and raising awareness of the desperate need for OFCOM to be made to do its job.
Not that I recomend looking at their YouTube channel. But their views on there are abysmal.
Any relevance they have is entierly on television
right wing news channel supports right wing party. im shocked!
A GB News spokesman criticised the investigation, saying the findings are…lacking “impartiality”. I wonder if he managed to keep a straight face whist saying that!
GB news it’s not even news. I’m forced to watch it down to my mum the only thing they ever talk about on there is their king Donald Trump, and how all the world problems are caused by the labor party
I think you have to suffer with dementia or really be easy to brainwashing to listen to the crap they come out with
The time has come for OFCOM to grow a pair and shut them down.
It always was Reform TV, it’s their future state media project.
And in other news the BBC has been determined to be Labour TV with added disinformation and child abuse
>”They don’t even bother to lie badly anymore. I suppose that’s the final humiliation”
What do you mean “now” wasn’t this always the case?
Now? Thought that was their entire reason for existing?
I had a letter today, opened it up and saw it was from Reform. I don’t even know what it said – I just saw the huge ‘Reform’ text at the top and immediately ripped it up. Turned it over, saw a giant Farage taking up half the page, and ripped it again.
No idea why they are sending me junk mail, but they are the last party I’d be voting for. Even behind the conservatives.
My only slight regret was wishing I’d checked to see if there was any free post thing back to them, as I’d read some people out heavy things or rubbish and send it to them. It was already in the bin.
Needless to say I don’t watch GB news (I don’t even know where to find it). But see the occasional clip on tiktok which just looks absolute rubbish and propaganda. It’s like Fox ‘news’ in the US. Which isn’t even news, it’s opinion pieces and propaganda. I don’t know why or how it’s allowed on TV.
Why is it still allowed to use the word “News” in its title if all it is, is propaganda for one political party ?
Some people think this is ‘Real News’…