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>While there has been incursion of talk radio (LBC/Farage), there is no counterpart to the hyper-polarised TV of Fox News yet. Sky News is comparatively normal.
by M2Ys4U 6y ago
>While there has been incursion of talk radio (LBC/Farage), there is no counterpart to the hyper-polarised TV of Fox News yet. Sky News is comparatively normal.
This is because we have strong broadcast regulation. Broadcasters must have regard for due impartiality and due accuracy.[0]
LBC are managing to push that line to its very limit, by having shows that are presented by opposing polemics so that overall they maintain balance.
[0] https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/broadcast-codes/broadcast-code/section-five-due-impartiality-accuracy https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/broadcast-co...