The Media Against Jeremy Corbyn
The British media has launched an unprecedented campaign of disinformation against Jeremy Corbyn
Burtenshaw, Ronan
http://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/07/jeremy-corbyn-media-coup-bbc-labour/
Date Written: 2016-07-09
Publisher: Jacobin
Year Published: 2016
Resource Type: Article
Cx Number: CX19640
The British media has never had much time for Jeremy Corbyn. Within a week of his election as Labour Party leader in September, it was engaging in a campaign the Media Reform Coalition characterized as an attempt to "systematically undermine" his position. In an avalanche of negative coverage 60 percent of all articles which appeared in the mainstream press about Corbyn were negative with only 13 percent positive. The newsroom, ostensibly the objective arm of the media, had an even worse record: 62 percent negative with only 9 percent positive.
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