Submitted on Saturday 7th March 2020
Rejected on Thursday 12th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Hold the UK media accountable for creating social panic due to speculation
We ask Parliament to publish strict guidelines to the media on how to avoid causing social panic through speculative reporting during times such as the outbreak of COVID-19.
A surge of panic purchasing has been occuring across the country due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Many media outlets have placed great emphasis on speculation of medicinal shortages, empty supermarkets and widespread disruption to the normal supply of goods. We would like Parliament to set out guidelines to avoid this passive encouraging of panic and ensure the media are held to account for irresponsible reporting leading to said panic.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Complaints about the press are the responsibility of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), not the Government or Parliament.
You can find out how to make a complaint to IPSO here:
www.ipso.co.uk/IPSO/makeacomplaint.html
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