This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Petition To create a public inquiry into the media reporting and presenting of the virus

Media handling of the reporting and presenting of the virus emergency effects that has had in helping, hampering, spinning or misinforming the public. Paying attention to the conduct of individual presenters and media towards MPs and experts in interviews.

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Many people are angry at the conduct of the press and media particularly at what many have seen as misreporting, spinning, bias and unacceptable behavior and attitudes to MPs and experts they have interviewed. Many believe the media has obfuscated and caused some of the problems. Over reporting and and far too many conflicting stories, experts and presenters attitudes and opinions where concise and sensible information and reporting was what was needed.

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