Ex News Presenter’s Career ‘Killed’ by Ofcom Decisions, Court Hears

Published on June 11, 2024

Ofcom rulings against two episodes of a GB News show, presented by a now former employee Mark Steyn, have “killed his career,” the UK High Court has heard. The communications regulator ruled that Mr. Steyn programme had breached the Ofcom broadcasting code on two occasions, in April and October 2022. The programme was found to present a misleading interpretation of data by the UK Health Security Agency on COVID-19 vaccines and fail to protect viewers from “potentially harmful content.” The latest Ofcom ruling came in May 2023, and since then Mr. Steyn has taken legal action against the regulator. Speaking to the court on Tuesday, Jonathan Price, who represents Mr. Steyn, said Ofcom’s rulings have killed the broadcaster’s career....

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