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Chinese state TV broke Ofcom rules with biased Hong Kong coverage
//China’s state television channel repeatedly breached British broadcasting rules with biased coverage of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, according to a decision by the media regulator that could set up a diplomatic clash between the two countries.
//the channel – which has been dubbed a propaganda outfit – often focused on violence by protesters against police officers, while downplaying attacks by the authorities on the public.
//However, as part of its efforts to avoid sanctions – which could include a substantial fine – CGTN found itself arguing that the protests by millions of Hong Kong residents were not entirely without purpose.
//In an attempt to avoid breaches of British broadcasting rules it had hired Nick Pollard, a former Ofcom board member, as an adviser. However, he resigned last year in the middle of the Hong Kong protests. CGTN is still facing separate ongoing investigations by Ofcom into claims it broadcast forced on-air confessions by Chinese prisoners, as well as wider questions about its ownership.
//The channel said one of its Hong-Kong-based correspondents had tried to approach or contact more than 50 young protesters or opposition figures while reporting on the demonstrations over the past few months. However, it said “most of them have rejected such approaches as they are hostile to the media from mainland China and to Mandarin-speaking reporters”.
//Ofcom concluded that simply because pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong were reluctant to appear on the channel, it did not mean CGTN should not seek to represent their views in order to meet the standards of due impartiality.
Full article: The Guardian, (26-May)
Further reading:
U.S. Hits Back at China With New Visa Restrictions on Journalists
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/us/politics/china-journalists-us-visa-crackdown.amp.html
#ChinesePropaganda #CGTN #HongKongProtest
Chinese state TV broke Ofcom rules with biased Hong Kong coverage
//China’s state television channel repeatedly breached British broadcasting rules with biased coverage of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, according to a decision by the media regulator that could set up a diplomatic clash between the two countries.
//the channel – which has been dubbed a propaganda outfit – often focused on violence by protesters against police officers, while downplaying attacks by the authorities on the public.
//However, as part of its efforts to avoid sanctions – which could include a substantial fine – CGTN found itself arguing that the protests by millions of Hong Kong residents were not entirely without purpose.
//In an attempt to avoid breaches of British broadcasting rules it had hired Nick Pollard, a former Ofcom board member, as an adviser. However, he resigned last year in the middle of the Hong Kong protests. CGTN is still facing separate ongoing investigations by Ofcom into claims it broadcast forced on-air confessions by Chinese prisoners, as well as wider questions about its ownership.
//The channel said one of its Hong-Kong-based correspondents had tried to approach or contact more than 50 young protesters or opposition figures while reporting on the demonstrations over the past few months. However, it said “most of them have rejected such approaches as they are hostile to the media from mainland China and to Mandarin-speaking reporters”.
//Ofcom concluded that simply because pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong were reluctant to appear on the channel, it did not mean CGTN should not seek to represent their views in order to meet the standards of due impartiality.
Full article: The Guardian, (26-May)
Further reading:
U.S. Hits Back at China With New Visa Restrictions on Journalists
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/us/politics/china-journalists-us-visa-crackdown.amp.html
#ChinesePropaganda #CGTN #HongKongProtest
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Chinese news channel dealt blow as former Ofcom regulator quits
Nick Pollard’s resignation could hit CGTN’s UK expansion plans
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State-run CGTN faces sanctions from UK media regulator over coverage of Hong Kong protests
//Britain’s media regulator Tuesday found China’s English-language broadcaster CGTN in “serious failure of compliance” with UK impartiality laws during its coverage of last year’s Hong Kong protests.
//The most serious breaches are punished in Britain with fines and — in case of repeat or especially egregious violations — license suspensions.
//The five CGTN programmes cited by Ofcom were all aired during a seven month spell last year when Hong Kong was upended by huge and often violent pro-democracy protests.
//“Various news items on protests in Hong Kong were not duly impartial on a matter of major political controversy and a major matter relating to current public policy,” Ofcom said in a 61-page report.
//Ofcom said it has been in contact with CGTN about the programmes and now studying the channel’s defence of the case.
Full article: Hong Kong Free Press, (27-May)
#ChinesePropaganda #CGTN #HongKongProtest
State-run CGTN faces sanctions from UK media regulator over coverage of Hong Kong protests
//Britain’s media regulator Tuesday found China’s English-language broadcaster CGTN in “serious failure of compliance” with UK impartiality laws during its coverage of last year’s Hong Kong protests.
//The most serious breaches are punished in Britain with fines and — in case of repeat or especially egregious violations — license suspensions.
//The five CGTN programmes cited by Ofcom were all aired during a seven month spell last year when Hong Kong was upended by huge and often violent pro-democracy protests.
//“Various news items on protests in Hong Kong were not duly impartial on a matter of major political controversy and a major matter relating to current public policy,” Ofcom said in a 61-page report.
//Ofcom said it has been in contact with CGTN about the programmes and now studying the channel’s defence of the case.
Full article: Hong Kong Free Press, (27-May)
#ChinesePropaganda #CGTN #HongKongProtest
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State-run CGTN faces sanctions from UK media regulator over coverage of Hong Kong protests
Britain’s media regulator Tuesday found China’s English-language broadcaster CGTN in “serious failure of compliance” with UK impartiality laws during its coverage of last year’s Hong Kong protests. Ofcom said it was “minded” to sanction the Chinese state…
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China’s CGTN found in serious breach of UK broadcasting rules Chinese state TV network had aired allegedly forced confessions of British citizen Peter Humphrey
//The UK’s media regulator has found China’s state broadcaster to be in “serious” breach of its rules on fair treatment and privacy after it aired allegedly forced confessions, putting the network at risk of losing its licence to broadcast in the country.
Ofcom said on Monday that China Global Television Network’s two programmes China 24 and News Hour had breached rules “both in connection with the obtaining of material included in the programmes, and in the programmes as broadcast”.
In May, Ofcom found CGTN had broken its broadcasting rules on impartiality and failed to present alternative viewpoints to that of Beijing after separate investigations into its coverage of pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong last year.//
Source: Financial Times #Jul6
China’s CGTN found in serious breach of UK broadcasting rules Chinese state TV network had aired allegedly forced confessions of British citizen Peter Humphrey
//The UK’s media regulator has found China’s state broadcaster to be in “serious” breach of its rules on fair treatment and privacy after it aired allegedly forced confessions, putting the network at risk of losing its licence to broadcast in the country.
Ofcom said on Monday that China Global Television Network’s two programmes China 24 and News Hour had breached rules “both in connection with the obtaining of material included in the programmes, and in the programmes as broadcast”.
In May, Ofcom found CGTN had broken its broadcasting rules on impartiality and failed to present alternative viewpoints to that of Beijing after separate investigations into its coverage of pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong last year.//
Source: Financial Times #Jul6
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We’d like to congratulate #BBC. If #CCP says you’re wrong, you’re most probably right. Like #DominicRaab said, #China’s censorship of BBC only reflect badly on itself. UK-China relationship continues to plummet since #Beijing’s violent crackdown on #HongKong.
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#UK #freespeech #pressfreedom #censorship #fakenews #Uyghurs #CGTN #english #diyms
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#UK #freespeech #pressfreedom #censorship #fakenews #Uyghurs #CGTN #english #diyms
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After the Brits politely asked CGTN to politely intercourse itself by revoking its license, Germany which shared same licence, removed the propaganda channel too.
Will EU follow? And if so will China ban DW (Deutsche Welle) like how it banned BBC?
Can’t wait to see how this plays out!
#BBC #CGTN #Propaganda #CCP #China #disinformationwar
Will EU follow? And if so will China ban DW (Deutsche Welle) like how it banned BBC?
Can’t wait to see how this plays out!
#BBC #CGTN #Propaganda #CCP #China #disinformationwar
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UK Revokes a China's Media CGTN Broadcasting license and Beijing Rebuts BBC as "Fake News”
China Global Television Network (CGTN), a subsidiary of China’s state-owned China Central Television, has been repeatedly questioned as biased. The Office of Communications (Ofcom) in the UK announced to revoke the local broadcasting license of CGTN today. On the other hand, the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry criticized a BBC report from last month as fake news linking politics to the pandemic and asked for apologies.
Ofcom confirmed on Thursday after the investigation that Star China Media owned the broadcasting license of CGTN. However, this company has no right to control the editorial content of this station. Therefore, it does not meet the legal requirements for the license.
CGTN once requested to transfer the broadcasting license to a company called China Global Television Network Corporation. However, as the “important information” for the application is missing and the company are ultimately controlled by CCP, Ofcom refused the request for license transfer. Ofcom emphasized that they have already given enough chance to CGTN, but they still failed to comply with the law, so they decided to revoke its license.
Source: Stand News #Feb04
https://bit.ly/2OS5wIf
#China #Beijing #CGTN #CCTV #England #Britain #UK #BroadcastingLicense #BBC #FakeNews #CCP #Ofcom #License
China Global Television Network (CGTN), a subsidiary of China’s state-owned China Central Television, has been repeatedly questioned as biased. The Office of Communications (Ofcom) in the UK announced to revoke the local broadcasting license of CGTN today. On the other hand, the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry criticized a BBC report from last month as fake news linking politics to the pandemic and asked for apologies.
Ofcom confirmed on Thursday after the investigation that Star China Media owned the broadcasting license of CGTN. However, this company has no right to control the editorial content of this station. Therefore, it does not meet the legal requirements for the license.
CGTN once requested to transfer the broadcasting license to a company called China Global Television Network Corporation. However, as the “important information” for the application is missing and the company are ultimately controlled by CCP, Ofcom refused the request for license transfer. Ofcom emphasized that they have already given enough chance to CGTN, but they still failed to comply with the law, so they decided to revoke its license.
Source: Stand News #Feb04
https://bit.ly/2OS5wIf
#China #Beijing #CGTN #CCTV #England #Britain #UK #BroadcastingLicense #BBC #FakeNews #CCP #Ofcom #License
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Australian broadcaster #SBS said it is suspending the broadcast of Chinese TV news services #CGTN and #CCTV after a human rights complaint.
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Chinese state broadcaster CGTN fined £225,000 by UK regulator
Ofcom, the media regulator, has fined China Global Television Network (CGTN), China’s state broadcaster, £225,000 for breaching rules on fairness, privacy and due impartiality just weeks after it stripped the network of its right to air in the
UK.
Ofcom had previously found CGTN guilty of airing allegedly forced confessions made by British citizen Peter Humphrey as well as coverage of protests in Hong Kong that failed to present other viewpoints to that of Beijing.
CGTN network’s licence to air was revoked in the UK last month after concluding that it was editorially controlled by the Chinese Communist party, provoking Beijing to retaliate by banning the BBC’s World News channel.
Source: FT #Mar08
https://www.ft.com/content/f657400c-a128-4a76-8e92-22307931d705
#CGTN #ChinaStateMedia #ChinaPropaganda #UKBan #UK
Ofcom, the media regulator, has fined China Global Television Network (CGTN), China’s state broadcaster, £225,000 for breaching rules on fairness, privacy and due impartiality just weeks after it stripped the network of its right to air in the
UK.
Ofcom had previously found CGTN guilty of airing allegedly forced confessions made by British citizen Peter Humphrey as well as coverage of protests in Hong Kong that failed to present other viewpoints to that of Beijing.
CGTN network’s licence to air was revoked in the UK last month after concluding that it was editorially controlled by the Chinese Communist party, provoking Beijing to retaliate by banning the BBC’s World News channel.
Source: FT #Mar08
https://www.ft.com/content/f657400c-a128-4a76-8e92-22307931d705
#CGTN #ChinaStateMedia #ChinaPropaganda #UKBan #UK
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China intensifies Xinjiang propaganda push as global backlash grows
China has intensified claims that it faced a serious “terrorist” threat in Xinjiang as Beijing remained locked in a stand-off with western capitals over its sweeping security clampdown on Muslim minorities in the region. CGTN, the international arm of China’s state broadcaster, aired the final episode in a four-part documentary series that sought to justify the government’s policies by blaming international terrorist groups for violence in the region.
Western politicians and international scholars of Xinjiang have argued that Beijing’s claims of a “terrorist” threat are exaggerated and are lack of evidence for orchestrated attacks in the region.
Source: FT #Apr02
https://www.ft.com/content/80a4500d-84b0-4e4e-b208-7cf3e7d80df4
#Xinjiang #CCp #China #CGTN
China has intensified claims that it faced a serious “terrorist” threat in Xinjiang as Beijing remained locked in a stand-off with western capitals over its sweeping security clampdown on Muslim minorities in the region. CGTN, the international arm of China’s state broadcaster, aired the final episode in a four-part documentary series that sought to justify the government’s policies by blaming international terrorist groups for violence in the region.
Western politicians and international scholars of Xinjiang have argued that Beijing’s claims of a “terrorist” threat are exaggerated and are lack of evidence for orchestrated attacks in the region.
Source: FT #Apr02
https://www.ft.com/content/80a4500d-84b0-4e4e-b208-7cf3e7d80df4
#Xinjiang #CCp #China #CGTN
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Chinese state-run media #CGTN has expanded its operations to a wide range of countries across the globe in recent years. But one group has been successful at stopping that expansion.
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