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Ofcom to investigate GB News and TalkTV over impartiality rules (www.theguardian.com)

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I'm American, so I don't understand why the UK has a 'Ministry of Truth' telling networks what kind of programming they are allowed to have.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I’m American, so I don’t understand why the UK has a ‘Ministry of Truth’ telling networks what kind of programming they are allowed to have.

What a nonsense claim. The law in this country is that we don't have politicised TV news, and the vast majority of us are quite happy with that. It doesn't mean people interviewed on the news can't express their political opinions to their heart's content, it just means there is a responsibility for broadcasters to balance this with a range of other political opinions rather than just tell one side of a story.

The problem with GB News is that it's increasingly transparently the broadcasting arm of the Conservative Party.