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There has been widespread coverage by the media in Ireland over abortion and the 8th amendment in 2016 and 2017 in the build up to a referendum.
The coverage has been been almost totally one sided (I say almost though I don't know of any media outlet that hasn't been partisan to one side - pro choice). From the Irish Times in the print media to Ireland's most popular online media outlet, thejournal.ie which has been perhaps the most proactive in supporting the pro choice movement.
The media can of course take a side, their Code of Practice allows for "the press is entitled to advocate strongly its own views on topics."
But they are also guided by other Principles:
Principle 1 − Truth and Accuracy
1.1 In reporting news and information, the press shall strive at all times for truth and accuracy.
Principle 3 − Fair Procedures and Honesty
3.1 The press shall strive at all times for fair procedures and honesty in the procuring and publishing of news and information.
Code of Practice
The Rally for Life coverage from today is interesting and I believe in breach of their Code of Practice with their widely reported headlines.
Over 70,000 people attended the rally in Dublin today, as reported by RTE and a couple of hundred people held a counter demonstration yet reading the headlines and the content of media coverage, one would be left believing this was not the case. Instead the false impression given is one where there were two equally prominent demonstrations.
RTE coverage has been fair today but it's hard not to ignore that a leading presenter at their radio station has been found by the BAI to have breached standards of fairness and impartiality in relation to abortion a number of times without any obvious sanction noted in the last two years.
Examples of the headlines/coverage are below.
The Eighth Amendment: Thousands take part in opposing rallies in Dublin | BreakingNews.ie
Eighth amendment campaigners take part in opposing rallies |...
Pro-life and pro-choice demonstrations held in Dublin · TheJournal.ie
How can the media hold organisations to account when they ignore their own code of professional practice?
Edit:
Thejournal.ie have changed their headline now. As did the Irish Times.
"Thousands attend pro-life demonstration in Dublin"
http://www.thejournal.ie/rally-for-life-3473818-Jul2017/
From "Pro-life and pro-choice demonstrations held in Dublin".
The coverage has been been almost totally one sided (I say almost though I don't know of any media outlet that hasn't been partisan to one side - pro choice). From the Irish Times in the print media to Ireland's most popular online media outlet, thejournal.ie which has been perhaps the most proactive in supporting the pro choice movement.
The media can of course take a side, their Code of Practice allows for "the press is entitled to advocate strongly its own views on topics."
But they are also guided by other Principles:
Principle 1 − Truth and Accuracy
1.1 In reporting news and information, the press shall strive at all times for truth and accuracy.
Principle 3 − Fair Procedures and Honesty
3.1 The press shall strive at all times for fair procedures and honesty in the procuring and publishing of news and information.
Code of Practice
The Rally for Life coverage from today is interesting and I believe in breach of their Code of Practice with their widely reported headlines.
Over 70,000 people attended the rally in Dublin today, as reported by RTE and a couple of hundred people held a counter demonstration yet reading the headlines and the content of media coverage, one would be left believing this was not the case. Instead the false impression given is one where there were two equally prominent demonstrations.
RTE coverage has been fair today but it's hard not to ignore that a leading presenter at their radio station has been found by the BAI to have breached standards of fairness and impartiality in relation to abortion a number of times without any obvious sanction noted in the last two years.
Examples of the headlines/coverage are below.
The Eighth Amendment: Thousands take part in opposing rallies in Dublin | BreakingNews.ie
Eighth amendment campaigners take part in opposing rallies |...
Pro-life and pro-choice demonstrations held in Dublin · TheJournal.ie
How can the media hold organisations to account when they ignore their own code of professional practice?
Edit:
Thejournal.ie have changed their headline now. As did the Irish Times.
"Thousands attend pro-life demonstration in Dublin"
http://www.thejournal.ie/rally-for-life-3473818-Jul2017/
From "Pro-life and pro-choice demonstrations held in Dublin".
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