Will Ofcom finally sanction GB News?

About this episode

Alan and Lionel discuss Ofcom's investigation into GB News and various media-related topics.

In this week’s Media Confidential , Alan and Lionel discuss Ofcom finally investigating GB News over their second airing of a controversial interview with Donald Trump. Did it fail the impartiality test? After Nigel Farage was confronted about an undeclared £5m donation from a crypto billionaire, the pair discuss how to deal with evasive politicians. They also talk about the Evening Standard running a full wraparound of Reform UK adverts on the day of the local elections. Plus, how is Matt Brittin preparing for the role of incoming director-general of the BBC? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alan, Lionel

Topics covered

• Ofcom investigation
• GB News
• impartiality test
• political evasiveness
• advertising in media
• BBC leadership

Keywords

• Ofcom
• GB News
• Donald Trump
• Nigel Farage
• Evening Standard
• Reform UK
• Matt Brittin
• BBC
• politics
• media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GB News, Evening Standard, Reform UK, BBC

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