Require the media give retractions equal prominence to the original article

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Require the media give retractions equal prominence to the original article

Petition Details

I am frustrated by the volume of misinformation within the media. I understand the commercial reasons for sensationalist articles, but this also damages the readership's understanding of a subject. By providing false or over simplified information, readers derive incorrect conclusions of the topic

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By legislating that printed media (including their websites) has to give equal prominence of any retraction to the original article making the incorrect claim, this will force publishers/editors to hold their journalists to a higher level of scrutiny and improve the standard of journalism. As a consequence, the public at large will gain a clearer understanding of how the world operates, as the media provides readers with guidance on how to interpret events.

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