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Channel 4 announces return of Undercover Mosque

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Bob Pitt

Three months after Dispatches: Undercover Mosque won a police apology and libel damages, Channel 4 has announced it is returning to the subject in Undercover Mosque: The Return. Dispatches: Undercover Mosque: The Return will air on Channel 4 on September … Continue reading →

Posted in UK

Maker of Undercover Mosque documentary considers suing police

Posted on November 24, 2007 by Bob Pitt

The documentary maker cleared by regulators of misleadingly editing a Channel 4 programme about extreme Islamic preachers is considering legal action. David Henshaw, the managing director of Hardcash Productions which made the Dispatches film Undercover Mosque, said he was still … Continue reading →

Posted in Liberal, Secular, UK

Ofcom rules against ‘Undercover Mosque’

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Bob Pitt

As had been leaked in advance, Ofcom has rejected complaints made by West Midlands Police, the London Central Mosque and the Saudi embassy over the notorious Channel 4 documentary Undercover Mosque. (Ofcom did however uphold a complaint about George Galloway’s Talk … Continue reading →

Posted in Far right racists, Liberal, Right wing

Dispatches ‘Undercover Mosque’ debate

Posted on November 13, 2007 by Bob Pitt

Patricia Holland, Dave Crouch and Tim Gopsill debate the Channel 4 documentary. Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom, 12 November 2007

Posted in Liberal, Resisting Islamophobia, UK

Yes, it’s another article defending ‘Undercover Mosque’

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Bob Pitt

“… after deciding against prosecuting the imams, an extraordinary thing happened. The police and the Crown Prosecution Service reported the programme makers to Ofcom, the TV regulator, alleging ‘complete distortion’ in the way the programme had been edited. The police … Continue reading →

Posted in Right wing, UK

Cohen defends ‘Undercover Mosque’

Posted on September 23, 2007 by Bob Pitt

Rather belatedly, Nick Cohen adds his ten cents to the controversy over the Channel 4 documentary “Undercover Mosque” (for previous coverage see here): “… the rules governing television documentaries remain incredibly tight. Channel 4 stuck to them. It substantiated every … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis & comment, Liberal, UK

‘Racist ape’ defends Undercover Mosque

Posted on August 28, 2007 by Bob Pitt

“It is utterly absurd that the British authorities have decided to censure a major broadcaster for inciting racial discord rather than investigating the violent and hate-filled rhetoric of the religious leaders depicted in a film. This is, however, the position … Continue reading →

Posted in Right wing, UK

Yet another right-wing Islamophobic defence of ‘Undercover Mosque’

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Bob Pitt

“Freedom of speech is one of the cornerstones of our democracy. The open exchange of views and the expression of controversial opinions are bulwarks against tyranny. Yet the British tradition of liberty is now increasingly under threat because of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Right wing, UK

Leyton mosque welcomes decision over ‘Undercover Mosque’

Posted on August 19, 2007 by Bob Pitt

A documentary featuring a mosque in Leyton has been criticised by police for giving a distorted picture of Islamic teaching. Channel 4’s Undercover Mosque documentary, broadcast in January, featured Masjid al-Tawhid, in Leyton High Road, alongside other mosques and imams … Continue reading →

Posted in Resisting Islamophobia, Right wing, UK

Andrew Anthony rallies to defence of ‘Undercover Mosque’

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Bob Pitt

Channel 4’s documentary “Undercover Mosque” was great investigative journalism, claims Andrew Anthony. Observer, 12 August 2007 For earlier coverage of Andrew Anthony see here and here. And over at the Daily Telegraph, “Undercover Mosque” also receives the backing of Charles … Continue reading →

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