THE MEDIA - INDEX BIG BROTHER "POOF" ROW - CHANNEL 4 DOUBLE STANDARDS TV bosses treat homophobia differently from racism KERRANG RADIO FACES RAP FOR GAY SEX PRANK Ofcom to rule on con trick and invasion of privacy THE END OF MEDIA
HOMOPHOBIA? MEDIA MENDACITY OVER OUTING - THE TRUTH BEHIND THE HEADLINES- Press coverage of the outing furore in 1994 and 1995 was one of the worst examples of media misrepresentation, double-standards, abuse and censorship. Concern about press intrusion is overshadowing the need for a 'right of reply' to redress inaccurate and inflammatory reporting. THE MAINSTREAMING OF GAY CULTURE? The greater cultural visibility of gay life is welcomed, but legal equality is still unrealised and media homophobia has merely become more subtle. Proposals for-Press Reform: the rules against press intrusion protect only royalty and the rich. New laws to stop media homophobia and dishonest reporting are needed. The BBC is accused of censorship, bias and the falsification of history. PETER TATCHELL’S EVIDENCE TO THE NATIONAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE ON THE PRESS WHEN BLACK TURNS WHITE AND IS READ ALL OVER The media lies, harassment and vilification experienced by PETER TATCHELL when he stood for parliament in the Bermondsey by-election of 1983 |
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