Rees-Mogg's show is probed
For impartiality rules breached?
Ofcom investigates

#ofcom #jacobreesmogg #gbnews #impartiality #haiku #poetry

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jacob-rees-mogg-gb-news-ofcom-impartiality-b2388813.html

https://johnmenadue.com/when-does-news-analysis-become-opinion/

>Silence is not always golden

>As a former ABC Editorial Director with a life-long commitment to the value of impartiality (I have defended it strongly in a recent book) all I can say is that I wish life were that simple. But there are two major problems with this kind of ‘performative’ impartiality, where journalists seek to prove they have no biases by never saying anything about them.

>The first is that hiding your opinions doesn’t mean they won’t still emerge in your reporting. The assumptions, personal baggage and prejudices that many of us carry around on important issues like education, politics, gender and race can strongly influence the way we report on issues, and pretending that it is not an issue because we have never publicly stated those assumptions and prejudices doesn’t make them go away.

>The second is that the notion you can easily hide your opinions or your perspectives only really works well when we are talking about the very narrow world of political reporting. If no one knows who you vote for or support, and you never stray into expressing a political opinion, your secrets are safe. But what about the many other issues that divide us?

>As newsrooms quite rightly become more diverse, how should an Indigenous Australian pretend they have no view on Indigenous issues? Or a Muslim reporter on issues that affect their community? What happens when a gay or transgender reporter covers gender diversity issues? Should they hide their real identities, or be prevented from covering an issue because they are too close to it?

#Media #Reportage #Impartiality

https://johnmenadue.com/when-does-news-analysis-become-opinion/

It is not unusual for lawyers for high-profile defendants to seek an audience w/snr #DOJ ofcls toward the end of a federal #criminal investigation. But it would be uncommon for such meetings to take place w/the #AttorneyGeneral, the nation’s top #law enforcement ofcl.

#Trump #ClassifiedDocuments #SpecialTreatment #Privilege #WhitePrivilege #WealthPrivilege #PowerAndPrivilege #Equity #EqualTreatmentUnderTheLaw #Impartiality #WithoutFearOrFavor #Obstruction #Espionage

Among the attys at the meeting were #JohnRowley & #JamesTrusty….

In late May, Rowley & Trusty sent a letter to #AttorneyGeneral #MerrickGarland asking for a meeting to discuss what they call the unfair treatment of their client by #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith, who is leading the probe.

#Trump #ClassifiedDocuments #SpecialTreatment #Privilege #WhitePrivilege #WealthPrivilege #PowerAndPrivilege #Equity #EqualTreatmentUnderTheLaw #Impartiality #WithoutFearOrFavor #Obstruction #Espionage

Ofcom finds GB News in breach of broadcasting rules for a second time

#ofcom #ukmedia #journalism #covid19 #covid #coronavirus #ukjournalism #freespeech #naomiwolf #misinformation #falseinformation #falsenews #impartiality #broadcast #broadcastmedia #TV #vaccines #health #NHS

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/2023/ofcom-finds-gb-news-in-breach-of-broadcasting-rules-for-a-second-time

Judicial activist directed fees to Clarence Thomas’s wife, urged ‘no mention of Ginni’

#Law #LawFedi #SCOTUS #JudicialEthics #Ethics #NonProfit #VotingRightsAct #VotingRights #impartiality #disclosure #egregious #NonProfitLaw #JudicialEducationProject #FollowTheMoney

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/05/04/leonard-leo-clarence-ginni-thomas-conway/

Judicial activist directed fees to Clarence Thomas’s wife, urged ‘no mention of Ginni’

#Law #LawFedi #SCOTUS #JudicialEthics #Ethics #NonProfit #VotingRightsAct #VotingRights #impartiality #disclosure #egregious #NonProfitLaw #JudicialEducationProject #FollowTheMoney

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/05/04/leonard-leo-clarence-ginni-thomas-conway/

#Journalism #News #Impartiality #Neutrality #Media: "Impartial news, or news without a partisan slant or overt point-of-view, is overwhelmingly preferred by news audiences worldwide, yet what such preferences mean remains poorly understood. In this study, we examine what people mean when they say they prefer impartial news. We draw on qualitative interviews and focus groups with 132 individuals in Brazil, India, the UK, and the US, conducted in early 2021. Our results show while the idea of impartial news is widely embraced in abstract, ranging from notions of reporting “just the facts” to more nuanced views about how feasible impartiality is to achieve, there is no shared understanding of impartiality in practice. People’s perceptions of impartiality are rooted in two intertwined folk theories: the notion that news production and editorial decisions are guided largely by (a) partisan political agendas or (b) commercial considerations, determining what stories were chosen, ignored, or crafted in order to deceive and manipulate. There is some country variation around the importance of these folk theories, but their recurrence suggests that demonstrating impartiality to audiences requires convincing them not only that news content is balanced but also that editorial decisions were not driven by ulterior motives."

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1461670X.2023.2201864

The #BBC must be able to hold those in power to account without fear or favour. With every day BBC boss #RichardSharp remains in post, he's further damaging the #independence and #impartiality of our country's biggest media outlet. He must go NOW. Agree?

https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/go-now-richard-sharp-petition?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=blast2023-04-21

Overdue Impartiality: GB News and the Voice of the Octopus - Byline Times https://apple.news/ANm9GS6iWQjON067NP1QPPw #impartiality #GBNews

Normal Island News
Rishi Sunak's best friend to investigate conflict of interests
The prime minister says this is the best way to ensure fairness and impartiality

https://open.substack.com/pub/normalislandnews/p/rishi-sunaks-best-friend-to-investigate?r=12u3ju&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

#NormalIslandNews #RishiSunak #ToryCorruption #Torylies #impartiality

@jhy001 I remember that too. The things he said to Anita Hill. He’s married to an insurrection - it’s hard to wrap my head around that. Do you think they watch Fox entertainment channel all day? https://www.history.com/news/anita-hill-confirmation-hearings-impact #SupremeCourt #insurrection #Jan6 #impartiality

U.K. has second lowest level of trust in the press - https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/trust-news-media-uk-egypt/ #uk #ukpress #ukmedia #impartiality #media

The Gary Lineker tweet scandal shows how the BBC has struggled to adapt to the social media age #2023_03_16 #nieman_lab #marek_bekerman #featured_art #regular_post #bbc #gary_lineker #impartiality

>> https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/03/the-gary-lineker-tweet-scandal-shows-how-the-bbc-has-struggled-to-adapt-to-the-social-media-age/

Today’s Philosophy Unleashed looks at the myth of impartiality: https://www.philosophyunleashed.com/theblog/150-you-cant-be-neutral-on-a-moving-train-gary-lineker-and-the-myth-of-impartiality

#Philosophy #PhilosophyUnleashed #impartiality #GaryLineker #SaraAhmed #HowardZinn

So would someone kindly explain to me why the Home Secretary is in Rwanda but has denied press access to The Guardian, The Mirror, The Independent and the BBC? #Impartiality #RightWingPress #Facists #BravermanFrit

Well well, would you believe it? It's the *Tories* who need to answer questions on imparitality - or rather, the lack of it.

#Braverman #Rwanda #Impartiality

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/mar/18/braverman-criticised-for-shutting-out-guardian-and-bbc-from-rwanda-trip

BBC drops Attenborough episode in clear show of pro-Tory bias
#Attenborough
#impartiality
#BBC
#WildIsles
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2023/03/14/attenborough-impartiality-debacle-is-a-clear-indicator-of-the-bbcs-pro-tory-bias/

“To what extent reporters adjusted their work to meet every demand is unclear, although some chilling effect is certain. It is also demoralising for staff who take pride in their professional integrity to receive editorial instruction, barely filtered, from the office of the prime minister.”

#BBC #Impartiality

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/15/the-guardian-view-on-bbc-independence-compromised-at-the-top

"BBC editors asked their journalists to avoid using the word “lockdown” in reporting at the start of the pandemic and to be more critical of Labour after pressure from Downing Street, leaked email and WhatsApp messages show."

#Impartiality

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/14/bbc-editors-asked-journalists-to-avoid-using-lockdown-at-start-of-pandemic?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other