Submitted on Saturday 14th October 2017
Rejected on Thursday 19th October 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Put guidelines into place for the media when reporting on mental health
Lack of research and understanding on mental health by the media can be very damaging when reported incorrectly. We need to put strict guidelines into place to assure that every article published puts forward the correct information.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/ocd-learned-cherish-disorder-organises-mind/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw
https://www.mind.org.uk/news-campaigns/minds-media-office/how-to-report-on-mental-health/
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for giving editorial guidance to the media.
The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has an Editors' Code of Practice and sets some guidelines for reporting. You can find out more here:
www.ipso.co.uk/press-standards/guidance-for-journalists-and-editors/
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