"Today we read that "Channel 4 has been vindicated by the media watchdog Ofcom after police complained about an investigative programme that exposed extremism in British mosques. West Midland's police had faced criticism for targeting the producers of the show rather than the controversial preachers depicted in it. Ofcom added fuel to that debate by praising Undercover Mosque as a "legitimate investigation, uncovering matters of important public interest." The watchdog added: "Ofcom found no evidence that the broadcaster had misled the audience or that the programme was likely to encourage or incite criminal activity. "On the evidence (including untransmitted footage and scripts), Ofcom found that the broadcaster had accurately represented the material it had gathered and dealt with the subject matter responsibly and in context."...Following today's ruling, the Channel 4 called the police's actions "perverse" and said they had, in some people's eyes, given "legitimacy to people preaching a message of hate".""
Today I learn that Channel 4 has won £100,000 from the West Midlands police force and that the West Midlands Police will also apologise at the High Court following the comments it published about the Dispatches programme "Undercover Mosque".
I believe that is what is called "a result".
Will the BBC cover this story as heavily as they did the news that the West Midlands police force was launching the original investigation? Previous experience leads me to believe the answer is no.
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