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Despite the evidence, the UK newspaper industry's Society of Editors still hasn't withdrawn its misleading statement downplaying the extent of racism and bigotry within the UK press:
Congratulations to @Grind for doing the right thing. Sadly they're now getting a hateful pile-on from Twitter accounts with long numbers in their name... Let's show that love is stronger than hate! #StartSpreadingLove
GB News might not like it - but companies are free to choose where they do & don't advertise, and customers are free to speak out & seek to influence those advertising choices...
Well done to @Grind for choosing love over hate 👏👏👏
Today's Daily Mail is ramping up the anti-woke paranoia with some strikingly violent imagery. Is this really what @sainsburys@LloydsBank & @LidlGB want to align themselves with?
2. Tweet/email the brand urging them to pull their online ads
Together we can push back against toxic & inflammatory media coverage - here's how:
Amid rising transphobia in our media and vitriolic attacks against trans human rights defenders, it's vital to speak out & oppose all forms of identity-based hate within our public discourse: stopfundinghate.info/2018/09/28/sto…
In a recent BBC interview, the GB News CEO again lashed out at #StopFundingHate supporters, and suggested that "a lot" of the channel's struggle to attract advertisers "comes down to groups such as Stop Funding Hate" /1
The GB News CEO has complained to the Telegraph that "Stop Funding Hate played a really central role in positioning us as a ‘hate’ outfit".
According to the Telegraph "countering the threat from Stop Funding Hate (SFH) has been a constant worry" 2/ msn.com/en-gb/entertai…
Yet while #StopFundingHate supporters have played a significant role, it's vital to acknowledge that many others have also been raising serious concerns about GB News & the content it has been pushing /3 theguardian.com/media/2023/feb…
In 2018, @StopFundingHate produced this video highlighting the human impact of transphobic media.
The vitriolic trolling from anti-trans networks that we received in response only confirmed for us how extreme the situation had become 1/
#StopFundingHate is committed to challenging all forms of hate, and we're proud that our supporter community includes people from across UK society. Trans people have been an active part of #StopFundingHate from the earliest days of our campaign. /2 stopfundinghate.info/2018/09/28/sto…
The orchestrated nature of anti-trans demonisation has been shocking to witness - but time and again we've seen that when enough of us stand together and refuse to be divided, it is possible to push back /3 splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017…