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GB News Criticized for Extensive Focus on Muslims Amid Controversy Over Reporting


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GB News has come under scrutiny following a report by the Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM) alleging that the channel broadcasts half of all UK stories about Muslims, often portraying them negatively. The findings, described by the report as bordering on an “obsession,” have been strongly denied by the broadcaster, which called the accusations “highly defamatory.”  

 

The report, titled *“GB News: A Snapshot of Anti-Muslim Hate”*, analyzed media coverage over a two-year period and concluded that GB News mentioned Islam or Muslims over 17,000 times, surpassing other major broadcasters. This coverage accounted for more than 50 percent of all mentions of Muslims in UK broadcast media, compared to 32 percent for BBC News and 21 percent for Sky News. The CfMM analysis also highlighted that Islamophobia was mentioned 1,180 times by GB News, often with the intent of undermining or discrediting the concept.  

 

During this year’s UK riots, GB News featured prominently, accounting for 62 percent of clips shared on the subject. The network’s coverage reportedly focused on portraying Muslims as perpetrators of violence rather than victims, raising concerns about the potential consequences of such narratives. The report warned that the channel's approach “risks inciting violence and discrimination against Muslim communities.”  

 

GB News has firmly rejected the report’s conclusions and criticized its methodology. A spokesperson for the channel labeled the findings “highly defamatory,” claiming that the report was part of a deliberate effort to stifle free speech. “This inaccurate and defamatory report is nothing more than a cynical, self-serving attempt to silence free speech,” the spokesperson stated. “It proves exactly why a news organization like GB News needs to exist and why it is succeeding.”  

 

A GB News spokesman said: "This inaccurate and defamatory report is 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. "We are concerned that at no point did this project of the Muslim Council of Britain contact GB News or its presenters to allow them to respond to these highly defamatory allegations."

 

According to its website, the Centre for Media Monitoring was set up by the Muslim Council of Britain in 2019 "to change the narrative surrounding Islam and Muslims" within the UK press and news broadcasters.

 

The UK Government has a longstanding position of not engaging with the Muslim Council of Britain due to previous leaders of the organisation having "taken positions that contradict our fundamental values" as a country.

 

Based on a report by The Independent 2024-12-14

 

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