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GB News honoured at prestigious Society of Editors Media Freedom Awards
GB News was highly commended in the Broadcast News Organisation of the Year category at the Society of Editors’ 2026 Media Freedom Awards. The recognition acknowledges the channel’s work, while the awards more broadly celebrate journalism that serves the public interest and supports media freedom.
The ceremony took place at the Underglobe on 11 November and brought together more than 200 journalists from across the UK. Society of Editors chief executive Dawn Alford said the awards recognise journalism’s role in holding power to account and informing the public; GB News editorial director Mick Booker credited the team’s work. The commendation follows the channel’s fourth consecutive Tric Award for Best News Programme, won four months earlier.
In short
- GB News was highly commended at the 2026 Media Freedom Awards.
- The award was in the Broadcast News Organisation of the Year category.
- More than 200 journalists attended the 11 November ceremony.
Explained simply
GB News is a UK television and online news channel, launched in 2021. It is one of several broadcasters that report on national affairs and compete for viewers’ attention.
The Society of Editors is a membership organisation for journalists and editors. Its Media Freedom Awards recognise journalism and work connected with the public’s right to be informed and with the ability of news organisations to report freely.
Awards such as these offer recognition from within the media industry, but they do not measure audience size or establish that one outlet’s reporting is better than another’s. Media freedom matters because journalists’ ability to scrutinise those in power can help the public understand decisions affecting them.