Ofcom

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Steven Barnett speaks to Prospect’s Media Confidential podcast about GBNews and Ofcom

With former prime minister Boris Johnson soon joining Jacob Rees-Mogg, Lee Anderson and Nigel Farage as presenters on GB News, there appears to be little attempt by the channel […]

15 November 2023
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Steven Barnett speaks to NewsTalk about GBNews and Ofcom

Prof. Steven Barnett recently joined Mandy Johnston on NewsTalk’s Taking Stock. Barnett and Johnston discussed at length the controversial opinion-led GBNews station. The interview, which begins about 30mins into […]

15 November 2023
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Ofcom not meeting its statutory duty with regard to GB News says Steven Barnett

Steven Barnett recently joined a VLV Spring conference panel which debated whether impartiality regulation was still fit for purpose. There has been some recent debate about whether impartiality regulation […]

15 November 2023
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Steven Barnett accuses Ofcom of using clickbait and misrepresenting its own data

  Steven Barnett has criticised Ofcom for misrepresenting its own data in a report into youth news consumption. The report from Ofcom claimed that the BBC, long the UK’s […]

15 November 2023
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Michael Grade too lazy and old to lead Ofcom, says Jean Seaton

Speaking at the Hay festival, and reported in The Guardian, Prof. Jean Seaton has said that the new head of Ofcom, Michael Grade, “is too old, too lazy, and […]

15 November 2023
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Jean Seaton speaks to the FT about Johnson and the appointment of Ofcom’s new chair

The appointment of the new chair of Ofcom has been making headlines for months, with numerous concerns being raised about the process and government interference. This week the Financial […]

15 November 2023
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Public wants reassurance that Ofcom process is fair – CAMRI Scholars sign letter to the FT.

Prof. Steven Barnett and Prof. Jean Seaton, along with CAMRI Doctoral Researcher, Chris Day, have joined other media campaigners in writing to the Financial Times about the process of […]

15 November 2023
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Jean Seaton speaks to The Guardian about Paul Potts’ role in choosing a new Ofcom chair

Paul Potts, who was appointed two years ago as an independent director of Times Newspapers Holdings, is now also the government’s “senior independent panel member” who will help pick […]

15 November 2023
 

Steven Barnett interviewed by CNN about impartiality and the news

Following the insurrection at the US State capital, there has been much discussion about the role of media outlets such as Fox News in inciting violence . As the […]

15 November 2023
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