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Divert tabloid advertising profits from articles covering Coronavirus to the NHS

Submitted on Sunday 22nd March 2020

Rejected on Monday 27th April 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

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Divert tabloid advertising profits from articles covering Coronavirus to the NHS

Petition Details

Stop tabloids profiting from selling advertisements when covering Coronavirus. Ask them to redirect this revenue into the NHS. Alternatively, coverage of Public Health emergencies should be Ad-Free to prevent tabloids sensationalising, enhancing and hyping stories to inflate their readership.

Additional Information

As Tabloid Media outlets strive to become the ‘most-read’ to attract the biggest Ad-Spends, headlines and editorial coverage become increasingly charged.

We should consider a less commercialised and sensationalised approach to news coverage surrounding Pandemics (specifically).

Stop tabloids profiting from selling advertisements when covering Coronavirus to help promote excellence in journalism and bring credibility to news stories surrounding Public Health emergencies.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:


This would be a matter for individual newspapers, not the UK Government or Parliament. You could start a petition calling for a new tax, if this is something you would like to happen.

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus

www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

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