UK Fines Chinese Broadcaster 225K over Forced Confessions and Bias
10 Mar 2021 The Chinese state-owned broadcaster CGTN has been fined £225,000 by Britain’s media regulator for its apparent bias in coverage of the pro-democracy Hong Kong protest movement and for airing alleged forced confessions on its airwaves. On Monday, Ofcom announced that it would be fining China Global Television Network £125,000 for its failures in abiding by “due impartiality” regulations in the UK during five separate broadcasts concerning the Hong Kong freedom movement in 2019. Another fine of £100,000 was imposed against the CCP propaganda outlet for violating privacy and...