By: Fiona Audley. By: Harry Brent - 2 months ago. By: Jack Beresford - 5 months ago. By: Conor O'Donoghue - 8 hours ago. By: Conor O'Donoghue - 10 hours ago. By: Fiona Audley - 11 hours ago. By: Conor O'Donoghue - 11 hours ago. By: Conor O'Donoghue - 12 hours ago. The Meghan Markle row explained. Share this article:. Join our community for the latest news: Subscribe.
One moment please Related News. News 2 months ago. By: Harry Brent - 2 months ago 2 shares. News 5 months ago. Editorially, his time at Good Morning Britain saw significant ratings growth. But this story about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry has turned the culture war dial to max, as his walkout on the show today confirmed. Ultimately, the contrast between ITV's corporate position and the personal views of their morning star has created a conflict that could not be resolved.
I suspect it will continue elsewhere. If only there were an opinion and personality led news network launching in the UK soon, which shared his antipathy towards "woke" culture, and was chaired by a friend of his. Or a video-on-demand service from News UK, where the boss is his old friend and colleague, and her boss - Rupert Murdoch - is a huge admirer of his. GB News is the more likely. He would be an asset to this station's launch.
But he may fancy a long stay on a Caribbean hilltop. Who was going to give the British public their daily dose of fiery debate now? The further Morgan lurched not just to the right but also into performative outrage, the more the programme embraced its new model: professional trolling. Without him, it seems GMB is now in the throes of a crisis of identity.
Susanna Reid was the benevolent caretaker who flitted between complete silence and theatrical finger-wagging during his rants. The other main presenters, including the ever-so-slightly vacant Ben Shephard, Richard Madeley and Kate Garraway occupied similar — if not even more watered down — positions, though in most cases, their style tended to be closer to the days of GMTV — or its short-lived, poorly-rated revamp, Daybreak. And although the good cop, bad cop double act predates the days of Morgan and Reid, it does feel like the show is at a loss as to how to move on from the combative magic that brought it to the height of its success.
In June, GMB averaged , viewers, down from a peak of 1. But what the show needs to think about is what it actually wants to contribute to public debate. Without him, you need a different USP, given Madeley, and indeed any of the other remaining presenters, are clearly not up to the job of being a provocateur.
0コメント