Teenagers in the UK turn to TikTok as the most used single source of news, new Ofcom research has found. The communications regulator reported that 28 percent of the surveyed teens chose TikTok as their favourite news source, followed by YouTube (25 percent) and Instagram (25 percent). One in ten teens choose TikTok as their…
Ofcom Considers Stricter Rules on Politicians Presenting on News TV
Ofcom will review its rules after receiving hundreds of complaints about politicians presenting news programmes, the broadcasting regulator’s chief executive has said. Writing in The Telegraph, Melanie Dawes said politicians’ new roles as TV or radio presenters have “sparked vigorous debate” and Ofcom has a duty to ensure its rules “remain effective.” She said the…
GB News Interview With Naomi Wolf Deemed ‘Potentially Harmful’ By UK Media Regulator
GB News has been sanctioned by Ofcom for the second time after the UK’s media regulator found that an interview with Naomi Wolf on the “Mark Steyn” show breached broadcasting rules. On Tuesday, an Ofcom investigation into the “Mark Steyn” programme, which first aired on GB News on Oct. 4, 2022, ruled Wolf’s “comments had…
Ofcom Could Investigate Show in Which Adults Strip Naked in Front of Teens
Ofcom said it is considering an investigation into a new “body positivity” TV show that sees adults strip naked in front of teens after receiving a flood of complaints. The UK’s broadcasting regulator told The Epoch Times it was currently assessing almost 1,000 complaints from outraged viewers over Channel 4’s “Naked Education.” The first episode…
Children Turning to Social Media for News, UK Regulator Finds
Children are increasingly turning to social media for news and “generally believe” what they discover online is true, according to a new study by Britain’s communications regulator Ofcom. Many children watch CBBC Newsround at school but very few watch mainstream news programmes at home, the study found. CBBC Newsround is a BBC news channel for…
UK to Step up Regulation of Video Streaming Giants to ‘Level the Playing Field’
The UK government is planning to exert more regulatory control over streaming platforms in order to “level the playing field” and make British public service broadcasters more competitive in the media market. Under the draft Media Bill published on Wednesday, video-on-demand services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ will be brought under rules…
Ofcom Rules GB News Broke Broadcasting Rules Over COVID Booster and Death Rates Claims
Britain’s media regulator Ofcom has concluded that an episode of the Mark Steyn show on GB News broke its broadcasting rules and was “potentially harmful and materially misleading.” On Monday, Ofcom ruled that the Mark Steyn programme, which aired on GB News on April 21 last year, was in breach of its broadcasting rules. Ofcom…
BBC Made ‘Significant Editorial Failings’ in Coverage of Anti-Semitic Attack: UK Watchdog
The BBC committed “significant editorial failings” in its coverage of an anti-Semitic attack on Jewish students in London, the UK’s media watchdog Ofcom has concluded. On Nov. 29, 2021, while a group of Jewish students were travelling on a privately-hired Hanukkah party bus in London’s Oxford Street, they came under attack from a group of…
UK Media Regulator Investigating Potential ‘Harmful Material’ in GB News Interview With Naomi Wolf
October 12, 2022
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GB News’ Mark Steyn show is facing an investigation by Britain’s media regulator Ofcom, its second this year, in relation to COVID-19. In a statement on Tuesday, Ofcom wrote that it had opened an investigation into an episode of the Mark Steyn programme broadcast on GB News on Oct. 4. It said that it will…
UK Regulator Finds Russian Channel RT in Breach of Impartiality Rules Over Ukraine War
Russian TV channel RT breached due impartiality rules on 29 occasions in four days following the invasion of Ukraine, the UK’s broadcasting regulator has found. Ofcom investigated RT news bulletins and a documentary broadcast between Feb. 27 and March 2, and found the RT’s coverage “failed to preserve due impartiality in relation to the conflict…
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