TV watchdog checks claims of bias on Murdoch channel [Fox News]

The Guardian ^ | May 8, 2003 | Matt Wells

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TV watchdog checks claims of bias on Murdoch channel

The Murdoch-owned Fox News Channel, whose determinedly patriotic stance during the Iraq conflict brought it critical notoriety but commercial success, is under investigation by television regulators in Britain for alleged bias.

The independent television commission is investigating nine complaints by viewers of the channel, broadcast on Sky Digital satellite, also controlled by Rupert Murdoch.

If the network is found to have breached the ITC's "due impartiality" rules, it could be forced out.

In 1999 the ITC revoked the licence of Med TV, a channel aimed at the Kurdish diaspora, for failing to conform to the impartiality rules.

Julian Petley, chairman of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom, called on the ITC to act against Fox News: "I'm not in favour of censorship, but Murdoch would like to do with British television news what he has done with newspapers, which is to force people to compete on his own terms.

"So if we allow into Britain the kind of journalism represented by Fox, that would bring about a form of censorship ."

ITC tackles Fox News bias claims

[Richard Kimball]

Bump

[Major Matt Mason]

The worldwide Left have their knickers in a wad over Fox, probably because Fox has destroyed the steely grip the Leftists had on broadcast news. No surprise that they're resorting to censorship to try to silence Fox.

[nutmeg]

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[Jorge]

The Murdoch-owned Fox News Channel, whose determinedly pro-US stance during the Iraq conflict brought it critical notoriety but commercial success, is being investigated by television regulators in Britain for alleged bias.

This is laughable. These people are so threatened by the fact the leftist anti-American creeps no longer have a monopoly in the media.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Brett66]

Aaargh! Weapon of ass destruction!

[RJL]

The independent television commission is investigating nine complaints by viewers of the channel..
1. CNN
2. BBC
3. ABC
4. CBS
5. NBC
6. Al Jazeera
7. La Monde
8. Peter Jennings
9. Dan Rather

Becki, You nailed it.

They are threatening to censor FOX over nine complaints?
They either have an anti-FOX agenda or way too much time on their hands.

[Tamzee]

Perfect, Becki LOL

[Tamzee]

Well, here's a bit of info... take note of the last line, he's planning a book about the "myth" of the "Loony Left". My goodness, think he could be a liberal????? ;-)

Looks like he is just another one of those intellectual hypocrits who passionately defends the Freedom of Speech... except when people state information that liberals don't want to get out to the public.

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Julian Petley
E-mail: Julian.Petley@brunel.ac.uk

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Julian Petley lectures in Sociology and Communication in the Department of Human Sciences. His current research interests include media policy and regulation (with a particular emphasis on censorship in its various forms), the British cinema, the British press, and media influence.

Recent books include Ill Effects (co-edited with Martin Barker), Routledge 1997 (substantially revised new edition to be published in October 2000); and Forbidden British Cinema (Vol.3 of The Journal of Popular British Cinema, co-edited with Ian Conrich), Flicks Books, 2000.

Some recent published articles are: 'The cinema and the state, or why Horny Catbabe matters', in the Forbidden British Cinema volume; 'The regulation of media content', in The Media in Britain, Jane Stokes and Anna Reading (eds), Macmillan 1999; 'The pilgrim's regress: the politics of the Boultings' films', in The Films of the Boulting Brothers, Alan Burton and Tim O'Sullivan (eds), Flicks Books 2000; 'Art Cinema', in The Cinema Book (second edition), Pam Cook and Mieke Bernink (eds), British Film Institute 1999; 'Faces for Spaces', in The Journalism Reader, Michael Bromley and Tom O'Malley (eds), Routledge 1997.

Julian Petley is also chair of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom and a member of the editorial boards of the British Journalism Review and the independent media magazine Vertigo.

Future plans include a book on the myth of the 'Loony Left', a study of the film director Michael Reeves, and a history of the 'other' British cinema.

http://www.brunel.ac.uk/depts/hs/cmcr/Staff1JP.htm

[ladyinred]

I could scream! This is going to be one heck of a nasty campaign year from the lefties of the world.

[Tamzee]

And, surprise! Julian Petley is a "peace activist" who was against the war in Iraq...

http://www.iol.ie/~mazzoldi/toolsforchange/call/signatories.html

[lainde]

Fox ping!

[AnnaZ]

"So if we allow into Britain the kind of journalism represented by Fox, that would bring about a form of censorship ."

 

It's not actually possible that someone said this, is it? My head hurts.

[bmwcyle]

I was in England right before they got satellite TV. The BBC was says that it was the end of the world. Cat living with dogs, hell on Earth was here.

[dighton]

"Dear Dr. Petley, someone claiming to be you is spouting nonsense."

[McGavin999]

I believe that's called Censorship. What a surprise.

[AnnaZ]

Re-ping.

 

xo

[nutmeg]

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