Lazy journalism surrounds the latest foster parents furore
Inaccurate reports portray religion and human rights as natural enemies, but they do nothing to protect people’s rights or to promote understanding between people who disagree.
Media Integrity
A new low in DWP’s war on disabled benefit claimants?
On Friday, Left Foot Forward published a guide to faking up a benefits story in five easy steps using publicly available data; somebody followed the steps almost to the letter in concocting a story in today’s Sun.
How to fake up a Daily Mail benefits story in five easy steps
Declan Gaffney presents Left Foot Forward’s step-by-step guide of how to fake up a Daily Mail benefits story.
Fraser Nelson is wrong on the 50p tax rate
The Spectator’s Fraser Nelson is wrong on the 50p tax rate, Left Foot Forward’s Duncan Weldon reveals.
The papers get it wrong on pensions; here are the facts
There has been widespread misrepresentation of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in today’s newspapers, writes Naomi Cooke, National Pensions Officer for the GMB trade union.
The Daily Mail: Propagating misinformation about immigrants. Again
The Daily Mail, propagating misinformation about immigrants to sell Iain Duncan Smith’s Welfare Bill, is cynical indeed, writes Ruth Grove-White of the Migrants’ Rights Network.
Today’s Express, Mail, Sun and Telegraph all wrong on Incapacity Benefit
Today’s Daily Express, Daily Mail, Sun and Telegraph all published misleading facts about Incapacity Benefit today, reports Declan Gaffney.
Murdoch and Ofcom – why ownership matters
This last week has seen the clash of canteen culture, ethical disregard and political bullying in the News Corporation empire, writes Joy Johnson.
Sky’s attack on Ofcom is unjustified
BSkyB has lost patience with the process for deciding whether News Corp be allowed to buy the 61 pc of Sky it does not currently own – and yelled at Ofcom.
Why is there such little coverage of women’s sport?
In the wake of the Andy Gray/Richard Keys controversy, Shamik Das looks at the lack of coverage of women’s sport and asks if the media is institutionally sexist.