Tag: GB News

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 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…


UK Media Regulator Investigating Potential ‘Harmful Material’ in GB News Interview With Naomi Wolf

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…