IKEA and Grolsch pull ads from GB News days after launch
CNN
A number of companies are pulling advertising from GB News just days after Britain's newest and most controversial TV channel launched with a self-professed mission to fight "cancel culture."
Swedish furniture giant IKEA and brewer Grolsch are among brands that have either pulled or paused advertising on the channel, which they say does not align with their values. GB News' launch has been marred by technical issues, but it already appears to be living up to its aggressively "anti-woke" positioning. The channel has styled itself as a pro-British alternative to broadcasters, such as the BBC, that its backers views as elite and excessively liberal.President Joe Biden on Sunday delivers his first commencement address of the 2024 season at Morehouse College, where the president may for the first time in months have to confront the angst that’s been percolating on college campuses nationwide toward his administration’s policies on the Israel-Hamas war.
Arab and Palestinian Americans left a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday night frustrated they did not have a clear understanding of how the Biden administration might act upon their concerns as the Israel-Hamas war devastates the civilian population in Gaza, participants told CNN.