The Tory Prese to tight it WITHIN a month of the Campaign for Press Freedom launching its right of reply campaign, the policy. whelming support necessarily the same thing as positive action that gets things done.
This is why the CPF has followe publicity within trade union acuve support for tne righ of reply campaign, so that bias and distortion in the demand became official TUC But a motion passed with overat Congress is media does gọ . unlaliswCrCu.
sponsored by. the London NUJ, SOGAT, NATSOPA, NGA and SLADE.
The be held early 1981, will discuss how and in what circumstances the right of reply should be enforced CPr produced a earlet 1o Ene Region guestin That an you do if your activitie are ignored or distorted by sionpress, radio, or , televi.
The leaflet urges trade unionists to monitor me The Big Red Diary takes utopias as its theme coverage and contact trades unionists in the media over instances of distorted coverage This theme is developed ma crrener now pena prepared for mass distribuResearch tion. This sets out what you can do to sccure your yel to reply, and specincs wild should be contacted in the media NATSOPA and NGA assisted with research for the leaflet by requesting all their Fleet St chapels to submit details their members ha occu the right of reply. number surprisingly large have come to light, many of them previously Among those who have won to answer back are takers, • train alives. andrines Brunwick people, une strikers.
Sonin this and and uncoordinațe activity prospect T081 right of reply campaign now that it is backed by th print unions and the TUC will start to dramaticall auval public decess LO. tH press:
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