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A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, by Border Force officers
NEW research on media coverage of migration during the pandemic has revealed a “concerning tendency” by journalists to portray migrants as either “threats” or “heroes.”
The research by Migrant Voice, an organisation focused on allowing migrants to have their say in the media, is the first major probe into British news coverage of migration after Covid-19.
It analyses coverage by nine online platforms – The Sun, The Mail, The Independent, The Guardian, The Express, The Mirror, The Telegraph, the BBC and ITV – during the early stages of the pandemic.
The government’s latest asylum proposals abandon labour movement values and fuel division by aping Reform UK, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
IAN SINCLAIR examines the curious memory lapses across liberal media when it comes to British government crimes
Claims that digital media has rendered press power obsolete are a dangerous myth, argues DES FREEDMAN
