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The facts are checked, and they do go through a process. and if we get something wrong, we say we've got it wrong, just like any good journalism business. well, let's take a couple of examples on that. 0n the 30th of may on michelle dewberry�*s programme, you had a guest talking about climate change who said that sea levels weren't really rising — sea levels are rising, the facts are are out there — and yet you didn't have a scientist on with that guest to correct it. or we could take mark steyn, another of your presenters. he's in the evening. michelle dewberry�*s a little bit earlier...

To play by their rules. do you regret the fact that you are being regulated, in terms of the balance of your programming? not at all, not at all. we have embraced it from day one and that is an important part of our positioning in the landscape. so we could have launched gb news over the top on a connected tv or on youtube or on our own website. we chose to operate in an ofcom—regulated environment because, quite frankly, it gives you kudos. it means that you actually have got credibility in the marketplace. and it also means that we play on the level playing field with the bbc, sky and othe...

A cropper with the 0fcom regulators, but let's talk away from the 0fcom rules and simply about the nature of balanced programming. a little while ago, you were referencing the fact you want to hear all perspectives. in fact, i think the company which is the parent company is called all perspectives. but for example, i was watching dan wootton a few days ago. there was a lengthy segment with nigel farage where dan wootton agreed with everything that nigel farage said on immigration. he then interviewed jim davidson, where he agreed with almost everything jim davidson said about cancel culture. ...

We'd identified opinion as a massive driver. 0pinion—based shows are our biggest shows. they deliver the numbers, and with the numbers comes revenue." that's what you were doing, wasn't it, placing opinion — and often controversial opinion — at the heart of the schedule? but opinion is not really about being controversial. it's about debating subjects and topics, and not all the opinion that was done on sky news australia was controversial. in fact, one of the first things we invested in was opinion around politics and proper coverage for the first time of australian politics on televisi...

In fact, i think the company which is the parent company is called all perspectives. but for example, i was watching dan wootton a few days ago. there was a lengthy segment with nigel farage where dan wootton agreed with everything that nigel farage said on immigration. he then interviewed jim davidson, where he agreed with almost everything jim davidson said about cancel culture. now, the viewers might like that, but it's not a balanced discussion, it's not a impartial discussion, because the presenter is agreeing with the guests a lot of the time. but that is not a news bulletin, as such. an...