Because the Newsroom, in accordance with the requirements of the Press Council, in relation to official complaints, have refused to even acknowledge or respond to our formal complaint to them in February this year, concerning the factual inaccuracies and lack of balance presented in an article by Thomas Coughlan of the above title, Right to Life has written to the Press Council.
The following post documents correspondence
29th May 2018
Press Council.
Dear Mary,
Official Complaint- Newsroom
I wish to lodge a formal complaint against the Newsroom for an article written by Thomas Coughlan titled “Labour moves to legalise abortion” that was published on 16 February 2018. My complaint is that the article breached the Council’s Principle 1. Accuracy, Fairness and Balance
A complaint was laid with Newsroom on 21 February. As there was no response received, a further letter was sent on 20 April. [Read more…]