Thank you to everyone who has chipped in about the death knock debate, privately by email and publicly through comments on my blog and others. I think there is scope for at least a leaflet to help families in similar situations and possibly a different way of behaving by the press.
I have a meeting with the Press Complaints Commission on Monday 16 August at 4pm. Comments from journalists and those affected by the media have influenced me. Here’s where I am at so far. There is still room for changes, so do please give me your thoughts.
Intro | Press protocol | Leaflet for families | Who does what? Read More »
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Evan Davis, Radio4
On Radio4’s Today programme this morning I pointed out the difference between the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) code and the much older and stronger National Union of Journalists (NUJ) code when it comes to intruding on grief.
I think, as a result, there is scope for a change in the way the media deals with these situations. Can we develop a system that means the police help the family deal with the press and where we pool the media so there is only one point of contact and that the journalist shares the story among the rest? Read More »
My nine-year-old nephew Jamie Bray died in a tragic accident last week, getting caught in a rope swing in his garden, breaking his neck in the fall and ending up hung by the rope.
Since then I have had to deal with the press. Being a journalist on the receiving end of journalism is an eye-opener. And the first thing I have noticed is just how good the local press is and how lazy the nationals are. Read More »
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Should journalists mention facts that will play up racism, even though the source seems impeccable?
I did a story yesterday about insurance fraud on Daily Finance. In the course of interviewing the lawyer, she made the statement that the defendants refused to testify in court because they would have had to swear on the Qur’an. Read More »
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Thank you to everyone who has chipped in about the death knock debate, privately by email and publicly through comments on my blog and others. I think there is scope for at least a leaflet to help families in similar situations and possibly a different way of behaving by the press.
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