This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Introduce a policy limiting media coverage of immigration/migrants negatively
Post BRexit there has been increased negative attitudes towards migrants and immigration.
This racist attitude opposes British values of being tolerant and accepting of one another regardless of race/ethnicity.
The media plays a considerably large role in people's negative views on migrants.
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Several newspapers have negatively portrayed migrants e.g 'The Sun' and 'The Daily Express'.
Many people argue that migrants 'take our jobs' and that paying for Immigrants is 'crippling our services'.
However research and statistics distinctly display that these are merely myths.
Majority of news reports regarding migration- do NOT include a migrant perspective.
Look at a migrant perspective:
http://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2014/10/23/revealed-how-immigrants-feel-about-the-immigration-debate
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
This is a matter for media editors, about their editorial guidelines, and not for Parliament or Government. You could contact media organisations directly to make this suggestion.
If you are concerned about specific articles, you may wish to make a complaint to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), which regulates the UK newspaper industry. You can find out more here:
https://www.ipso.co.uk/IPSO/makeacomplaint.html
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