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With two weeks to go till our Bad Press Awards Final Ceremony, we have our nominations in all SEVEN categories for the worst of British Journalism. Do let us know which you think should be the winner in each. Threads coming up... #bylinefest #badpressawards
So here is a thread with nominations for our first category MOST OBVIOUS SPONSORED CONTENT
Our second category is NON STORY OF THE YEAR. Check out the thread and heart or RT your favourite entry
Our third category is LEAST ACCURATE ARTICLE. Some real corkers here to favourite and share
Our fourth award is a lifetime achievement award for services to public confusion and disinformation THE UNICORN TROPHY FOR BURYING THE LEDE. No votes needed here. We've decided
But we do need your votes for the Fifth category: THE PIERS MEMEMORGAN AWARD for 'when I' narcissism in journalism. Great contenders here
Nearing the end... our penultimate category is MOST MISLEADING HEADLINE. But once again there was one standout winner (to be announced at @BylineFest) so no votes needed here
Now for our new final industry award: the ROTHERMERE MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR NORMALISING NAZIS. Yes, please RT and vote via hearting you favourite publications. And see you at @BylineFest in 2 weeks time with the winners
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Now it’s time for the @BadPressAwards at @BylineFest hosted by @johnmitchinson

He says there’s a Chinese proverb - lies in a newspaper are like rat droppings in a soup. They are both disgusting and obvious.

He says today the awards are a cornucopia of shit soup…
#BylineFest
@BadPressAwards @BylineFest @johnmitchinson … John says that standards are lower than ever before, and this year international bodies have cited the UKs news industry as an outlier in terms of how little the public trust it.
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