The Centre for Media Monitoring, a project of the Muslim Council of Britain whose stated aim is to “promote fair, accurate and responsible reporting of Islam and Muslims,” has handed a report to the Guardian this morning which claims “that GB News hates Islam and Muslims.” The CfMM says over the last two years Muslims or Islam were mentioned “more than 17,000 times in its output, accounting for almost 50% of total mentions on UK news channels. BBC News and Sky News accounted for 32% and 21% respectively.” According to BARB viewer figures GB News has begun consistently beating both of those rivals…
The report also complains that “GB News stories overwhelmingly are geared towards rubbishing the concept of Islamophobia” and“consistently hostile reporting” on the channel “risks inciting violence and discrimination against Muslim communities.” One of the BBC’s chief presenters Clive Myrie was promoting the report’s coverage this morning on X. Might raise a few eyebrows…
The report of course calls for Ofcom to intervene. A GB News spokesman this morning dismisses it as “nothing more than a cynical, self-serving attempt to silence free speech. It proves exactly why a news organisation like GB News needs to exist and why it is succeeding.” The channel adds that “at no point did this project of the Muslim Council of Britain contact GB News or its presenters”. Efforts against the new channel are far from over…
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood introduced her speech on migration reforms at the IPPR:
“There’s no denying we meet at a difficult time for my party.”