Tags: Media
'Religious literacy' drive mustn't erode press freedom, says NSS
Posted: Wed, 29 Apr 2020
Initiatives to improve religious literacy in the media shouldn't be used to shield religions from criticism, the NSS has said. Read More »
Scrap ‘discriminatory’ Thought for the Day, says former presenter
Posted: Wed, 02 Oct 2019
The National Secular Society has urged the BBC to reform its Thought for the Day slot on Radio 4 after the former presenter John Humphrys described it as "discriminatory".
Appearing on ITV's Good Morning Britain on Wednesday, Humphrys called Thought for the... Read More »
Channel 4 defends censorship of Jesus and Mo cartoon
Posted: Thu, 30 Jan 2014
Channel 4 has responded to criticism of its censorship of the Jesus & Mo cartoon by saying it did not want to cause offence to its audience. Read More »
Censorship on Channel 4 News: an open letter to the editor
Posted: Wed, 29 Jan 2014
The National Secular Society has written to the editor of Channel 4 News to express concern over a decision to censor a cartoon depiction of the Prophet Mohammad during its broadcast on Tuesday 28 January. Read More »
Islamic TV channels fined for hatemongering
Posted: Mon, 02 Sep 2013
The media regulator Ofcom has imposed fines on two Islamic satellite TV channels for hatemongering. Read More »
Media regulator finds Islamic TV channels guilty of preaching hate
Posted: Mon, 11 Feb 2013
Islamic TV channels operating on the Sky platform and broadcasting in Britain have been found to be breaching the Ofcom broadcasting code by giving fundamentalist clerics free reign to preach hate. Read More »
Miracle Soap claims lead to £25,000 fine for religious TV channel
Posted: Tue, 07 Feb 2012
A religious TV channel has been fined £25,000 by the media regulator Ofcom after it permitted a televangelist to claim that his "Miracle Olive Oil Soap' could cure cancer. Read More »
