If you've wondered why the UK news industry has such a problem with institutional racism, it's worth remembering that the industry's Editors Code guidelines have a whole section spelling out that comparing African migrants to "cockroaches" is acceptable: editorscode.org.uk/downloads/code…
The UK news industry has specifically gone out of its way to ensure that articles which are "discriminatory against gay people in general, autistic people in general or transgender people in general" are permitted under its "Editors' Code": ipso.co.uk/news-press-rel…
In its decision to permit the publication of articles that are discriminatory towards entire groups of people, the UK news industry has put itself directly at odds with international standards for ethical journalism. For example the IFJ charter: ifj.org/who/rules-and-…
By contrast with the UK newspaper industry's approach, the International Federation of Journalists states that media professionals should "ensure that the dissemination of information or opinion does not contribute to hatred or prejudice" ifj.org/who/rules-and-…
The industry-run complaints body IPSO has even tried to claim that discriminatory statements attacking an entire group are less harmful than statements targeting an individual because "the effect... is diluted" ipso.co.uk/news-press-rel…
Despite the evidence, the UK newspaper industry's Society of Editors still hasn't withdrawn its misleading statement downplaying the extent of racism and bigotry within the UK press:
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