Submitted on Thursday 19th March 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 15th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Stop the media from constantly showing images of empty shelves in supermarkets.
To help reduce panic buying, the Government needs to get the media to act more responsibly. We see excess use of 'empty shelves' footage and still images in the newspapers but more so on national media such as BBC news and the main networks.
Repeatedly seeing this images does nothing to help us and encourages stockpiling when a supermarket does restock. The supermarkets are doing all they can by limiting sales, but this does not stop the panic and queuing which becomes a vicious circle. I have tried contacting the BBC etc but they do not reply. Please help.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Ofcom is responsible for regulating the media, including complaints about harm and offence in relating to images. You can report complaints here: www.ofcom.org.uk/complain-to-ofcom
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