Newspaper retractions should match the size and page of the original falsehood.
Recently The Sun newspaper falsely reported that 1 in 5 Muslims sympathise with jihadis.
They have since retracted their statement in a small "corrections and clarifications" box.
We Britons are tired of irresponsible journalism. All proven misleading headlines must be retracted with an apology. The retraction should be on the same page, and printed the same size as the original defamation. The font must be the same and the luring colours should match. The financial loss that papers may incur for a less than titulating headline will hopefully, in time, teach them a valuable lesson in researching properly and responsible journalism.
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November 21, 2016
the amount of people reaching out with other examples of misleading headlines is wild. it really shows how much we need fair standards for how these papers are held accountable for what they print.
November 21, 2016
i cant believe how many people feel the same way about this. seeing this take off really shows that folks are fed up with these cheap headlines getting a pass.
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It's about time newspapers had some real consequences to deal with when they print lies. There's clearly not enough incentive to maintain journalistic integrity at the moment.
Always find it annoying when apologies and retractions are a small paragraph somewhere in the paper, after the big headlines and the damage is done.
Newspapers should always be allowed to investigate without fear or favour, but when they get it wrong, the space given to the apology should match the space given to the allegation and give right of reply to the accuser.
The sad truth is that many hundreds of thousands of people will read the lies these types of newspapers pedal on their front pages but very few will notice the retractions. Front page lie? Front page apology.
A hundred percent in agreement with this. Another recent shocker was the distortion of statistics as part of the '7-day NHS' propaganda from the government. I believe that one was perpetrated by the Daily Mail. The level of irresponsible journalism in this country is appalling, and it will continue to be so long as there is no consequence for the papers.
Dirty sneaks!
I believe in truth
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Newspaper retractions should match the size and page of the original falsehood.
Recently The Sun newspaper falsely reported that 1 in 5 Muslims sympathise with jihadis.
They have since retracted their statement in a small "corrections and clarifications" box.
We Britons are tired of irresponsible journalism. All proven misleading headlines must be retracted with an apology. The retraction should be on the same page, and printed the same size as the original defamation. The font must be the same and the luring colours should match. The financial loss that papers may incur for a less than titulating headline will hopefully, in time, teach them a valuable lesson in researching properly and responsible journalism.
Updates
November 21, 2016
the amount of people reaching out with other examples of misleading headlines is wild. it really shows how much we need fair standards for how these papers are held accountable for what they print.
November 21, 2016
i cant believe how many people feel the same way about this. seeing this take off really shows that folks are fed up with these cheap headlines getting a pass.
Reached 100 supporters
November 21, 2016
28 Comments
They should but they won't as greedy companies know that ignorant readers' attentions won't be grabbed by retractions and actual facts.
It's about time newspapers had some real consequences to deal with when they print lies. There's clearly not enough incentive to maintain journalistic integrity at the moment.
Always find it annoying when apologies and retractions are a small paragraph somewhere in the paper, after the big headlines and the damage is done.
Newspapers should always be allowed to investigate without fear or favour, but when they get it wrong, the space given to the apology should match the space given to the allegation and give right of reply to the accuser.
The sad truth is that many hundreds of thousands of people will read the lies these types of newspapers pedal on their front pages but very few will notice the retractions. Front page lie? Front page apology.
A hundred percent in agreement with this. Another recent shocker was the distortion of statistics as part of the '7-day NHS' propaganda from the government. I believe that one was perpetrated by the Daily Mail. The level of irresponsible journalism in this country is appalling, and it will continue to be so long as there is no consequence for the papers.
Dirty sneaks!
I believe in truth
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They should but they won't as greedy companies know that ignorant readers' attentions won't be grabbed by retractions and actual facts.