16-07-2021, 02:49 PM
Adsales101 post_id=28228 time= user_id=1759 Wrote:AllWillBeWell post_id=28225 time= user_id=773 Wrote:Brekkie post_id=28222 time= user_id=976 Wrote:FWIW The Guardian ran Channel M for a few years with no real issues - similarly the Evening Standard with London Live. Generally if you have decent people looking to provide a service rather than an agenda then the only problem you run into is generally financial.
GB News could actually have got some good PR out of the stunt on Tuesday but ultimately a lack of professionalism and self awareness has exposed them for what they really are. They've doubled down on appealing to those who oppose an anti-racism statement at a time when even their press equivalents are at least paying lip-service to condemning the disgusting racism seen in the fallout of the Euros final.
I think it is important to highlight again that the act of taking the knee and discussions around the choice of an individual to do it, and people committing racism are two very different things, and having objection to taking the knee does not mean you agree with those committing racism or disagree with efforts to stop it.
The presenter on GB News took the knee on screen which is outside the boundaries of what is expected of a news source. GB News tried to say this last night but didn't manage it.
A presenter taking the knee is outside GBN’s rules but a presenter accusing scientists of lying and likening mandatory vaccinations of care staff to North Korea isn’t?
There has to be a balance. If booing our own football players for taking the knee and presenters stating that that behaviour is free speech, then likewise it must be free speech/expression to take the knee.
I didn't say GB News rules, I said "The presenter on GB News took the knee on screen which is outside the boundaries of what is expected of a news source."
It is fine to state you agree with taking the knee on screen verbally, or you don't agree etc, but to actually do it, the physical act of taking the knee on screen crosses the line in my book.
Equally if a presenter started loudly booing on screen at pictures of England players, I'd expect them to get the same treatment. I just think it isn't professional.
If a presenter made false claims as you allege, Ofcom may investigate. I believe no complaint has been successful yet.