GB News should lose its licence, says ex-Sky News editor Adam Boulton
Summary
Adam Boulton, former Sky News political editor, said GB News should lose its broadcasting licence because it often breaks rules about impartial news. The media regulator Ofcom is investigating GB News but says it balances free speech with enforcing rules. GB News says it follows the rules and offers various viewpoints on air.Key Facts
- Adam Boulton worked 25 years as Sky News political editor and criticized GB News for biased coverage.
- Boulton believes Ofcom failed to properly regulate GB News and should have prevented it becoming a news broadcaster.
- Ofcom is investigating a GB News program that repeated an interview with President Donald Trump.
- GB News includes presenters linked to the political party Reform UK, including Nigel Farage who has shares in the parent company.
- Broadcasting rules require "due impartiality," which means offering a range of views but not total neutrality.
- Ofcom says it applies rules fairly and protects freedom of expression, with licence revocation reserved for serious cases.
- GB News has gained a steady audience, sometimes surpassing Sky News and BBC News channel viewers, but overall viewership is still small.
- Boulton also called for banning politicians who act as TV presenters, also known as "presenticians."
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