GB News has a problem. We've become successful - and not everyone likes that, says Michael Booker

Success can spark a range of emotions in those that resent what you’ve achieved. Bitterness. Fear. Jealousy. Anger.

Powerful emotions that can lead people into making strange decisions, saying stupid things, making ridiculous claims.

We saw that just this week from a group called the Centre for Media Monitoring.

Quite a fancy name, and one you may be led to believe carried a bit of weight in the media world. But no.

It turns out anyone can give themselves a fancy title.

I could call myself the President of the Association of Highly Attentive Husbands, but Mrs Booker would strongly disagree.

No, the grand title is attached to a project, dreamed up by the Muslim Council of Britain, that this week dropped a 50-odd page report, with the inflammatory title, “GB News – A Snapshot of Anti-Muslim Hate.”

It went so far as to label some GB News content, that it had ‘monitored’ for two years, as posing ‘a danger to society.’

It also, rather dangerously in my view, concluded that “GB News hates Islam and Muslims.”

The defamatory report – which was with littered with inaccuracies – was praised by two under employed veteran journalists who really should know better and a failed politician.

One of them accused us of ‘junk journalism’ while heaping praise on the report which had been published without the courtesy of approaching GB News for comment.

If we’d have done that the same two journalists would have had a fit of the vapours before screaming from the rooftops that GB News needed shutting down.

The report kicked up a bit of a fuss on social media when it dropped and stirred up some of the usual suspects.

But even The Guardian had a look, thought it all sounded a bit potty and left the story out of their print edition.

For the record GB News does not do hate. We may do debate, but NEVER hate.

What we are prepared to do is talk about the societal and political issues that other platforms don’t.

What we are prepared to do is ask difficult questions.

And what we are prepared to do is highlight injustice and wrong-doing wherever we see it.

As a result of doing that for the past three-and-a-half years we have built a community that grows every day.

The people trust us with the stories of their lives and to truthfully tell the everyday story of Britain today.

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of all the on and off-air staff, GB News has made huge strides forward in the past 12 months.

On TV, online and on radio we have gained that loyal trust of the British people in numbers that have increased dramatically.

Many in that community had been cast aside and ignored by the establishment news organisations who had forgotten why they exist - to serve the people of this country.

People now know that, as long as they are respectful and lawful, GB News will let them speak freely without fear of being shouted down or told they are stupid.

We are the voice of the people, of every creed and religion. Anyone can join our community.

We want Britain to be united, not divided. That is our aim.

GB News isn’t just a media organisation, it’s a lifeline to the British people, on call to hear and amplify the people’s stories in good times and bad, whenever they need us.

Unlike the labelling of the ‘Centre for Media Monitoring’ we can justifiably call ourselves The People’s Channel – because the people are flocking to us.

We know that free speech comes with a lot of responsibility, and we work hard as an organisation around the clock to make sure we keep up those responsibilities.

As we said earlier this week, attacks like this are proof that we need to exist.
Our critics may not like it but we have achieved a level of success and are resolute in our drive to make sure that it continues.

That is a problem. For them not for us.

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