Corrections and apologies
A catalogue of dirty tricks
The Press Complaints Commission website currently lists the resolutions of three complaints, all published today, that are rather striking in their similarity. See if you can work out what each one has in common: A man v Daily… Read more
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The Sun discriminating on grounds of disability? Surely not…
From the PCC:Charles McCaughey, a member of the Singlive choral group, complained to the Press Complaints Commission that the newspaper had published a television review that featured negative comments about the choir and its members. The group had… Read more
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Hooray for the PCC… this time
In late July, Sunday Times columnist A. A. Gill said the following about television presenter Clare Balding: Some time ago, I made a cheap and frankly unnecessary joke about Clare Balding looking like a big lesbian. And afterwards somebody tugged… Read more
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The Sun admits that eggs CAN be sold by the dozen
Earlier this year, the Sun (and the Daily Mail) reported that the EU was planning to ban eggs from being sold by the dozen. The story was, of course, complete rubbish and was merely the latest example of the tabloids stoking anti-EU sentiment… Read more
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Sunday Mirror: Sorry we said you and Ashley Cole were in a loo together
The Press Complaints Commission reports the following regarding a trashy article that appeared in the Sunday Mirror back in May of this year:Lucy Phillips complained to the Press Complaints Commission that the newspaper had published an article… Read more
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Another case of the Mail getting it completely wrong
Following a complaint to the Press Complaints Commission, the Mail has printed the following complaint in today’s paper and on their website:On March 28 an article headed ‘The £450m Rothschild heiress and the ex-crack addict… Read more
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Sorry seems to be the hardest word
Picture, if you will, the following scenario: A newspaper wishes to create a story that fits one of its narratives (for example, the EU is evil, all immigrants are work-shy criminals etc) but a suitable story doesn’t exist. In almost all cases,… Read more
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