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

submitted 1 year ago by md5crypto@lemmy.world to c/unitedkingdom

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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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[–] Astigma 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm American

Here we go.

so I don’t understand why the UK has a ‘Ministry of Truth’

Ofcom aren't a ministry of truth, they're not affiliated with the government in any way. They are an independent regulatory body. Surely as an American you're familiar with your own FCC, yes? They serve the same function.

As for the content of the article itself, I agree that Ofcom should investigate. I don't see the problem having clear lines between politicians and news anchors. I actually don't think a politician should have any additional job or career that could cause a conflict of interest.

Edit: After perusing your comment history you're clearly a homophobic, transphobic climate change denier who just loves posting in communities you disagree with to engage in bad faith arguments. Thus I want nothing more to do with you and have blocked you.

[–] Lubricate7931 8 points 1 year ago

We've some similar nefarious influences that would love our media to descend to the full depths of some of the American 'entertainment' news media. But were not quite there yet and its still a fringe atm.

So sitting politicians doing backdoor propaganda still isn't allowed by the watchdog.

[–] theinspectorst@kbin.social 4 points 1 year 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.