ACCORDING 10 Marie Pallerson ot Line acmonstraon agams. the Corrie anti-abortion hilled the sireeisor Londontho weeks ago was. ince ide 1971 TUC march against in Industrial Relations Act. Despite the enormous significance of such a huge demonsiration tor nberal laws, nowhere was this fact recorded Dy the billisi mass media "Journalists Against group of media workers opposed to the Corrie Bill, monitored the press findings have prompted circulate aleicalicall union calling for action to counter hiased reporting.
FACT 1: The TUC estimates that beiween 40 and S0 thousand people took part in the demonstration. would put the estimate much higher - i look 4 hours for everyone to reach Trafalgar Square.
The BBC said that marched, whilst the ITN said 10,000 which they later amended 1o 17,000, and the Mail and Mirror said 20,000. The Guardian probably largest estimate saying nothing of its size.
FACT 2: The demonstration was the first ever in defence of abortion righis to be organised by the trade unions, in unis or any Diner country. Nowhere did the media mention this.
Instead IN Mirror chose to dwell on the incident demanded that women, rather than should warrants reporting, happened, warrants reporting, importance given to the meant the main story was missed.
numbered 1,500 at most, yet the BBC Saturday 10November 10amto 6pm Group.
Films, Kurdish food Bitt which stration. The ineir report C march against the march.
abortion those of accorded the got. So much for objectivity. - and then FACT them to within their Here are some of the exaggerated reports of them.
Neither "CIt "thousands' measles an 8 week wait. Sue Landau the press in this way: gave the теа a co seaous Issue was Telegraph said even the most minimal serious issue into Murray.
only campaigning lead the march.
and inflated counter incident press.
They can Hillmarton Rd. I ondon N7 DAYSCHOOL ONIRAN ANDKURDISTAN Organised by Committee to Defend Democratic Rightsin Iran. gave equal time to the report of the 20 demon Telegraph even led on ine counter-demonstration, barely mentioning the main Journalists Against Corrie point out that "The one thing we can be sure or ls inal i une cables were turned, who favour liberal Indian same generous 4: The Telegraph report harped back lo one of the alleged ethnic "baby born alive after a late abortion' that official DHSS inquiries into all such incidents completelv discredited bilkillslalles Act. under which those women had such late abortions dealt with. In at least one case hospital delays cost a woman who had been in contact with german Journalists Against Corrie sums up the attitude of 'The media contempt, derision and a total lack of objectivity. which thes in the tace of journalistic ethics. We find it strange that they can trivialise a demonstration over such a siories of little women take on the might of Len Journalists Against Corrie are not in their against biased press coverage - they intend to produce a guide explaining how local groups can take action to biased reporting, and get reports of their activity in the local Conway Hall, Red Lion Sq, WCI LIC Entrance f1 (75punwaged)
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Speakers include: Stuart Holland MP, Martin von Bruissen, Kurdish and Iranian speakers, and a speaker from the Iranian Women's Solidarity