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Coco Pops GRANOLA ad banned for breaking rules for advertising JUNK FOOD to kids
The TV ad for Coco Pops Granola was barred - despite watchdogs acknowledging that it wasn't a high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) product
Daily Mail removes illegal immigrant article after fact check goes viral
The Daily Mail has removed an article about illegal immigration after a publicly-aired fact check went viral. Foreign features writer Andrew Malone penned the "devastating report" of 300,000 illegal migrants living in a French suburb last week, but a fact check by Marwan Muhammad disproved almost every line in it. One of the main errors was that the reporter confused Saint Denis the city with Seine Saint Denis the département - which includes 40 cities over a radius of 236 kilometres...
Don’t turn your back on print
As Reach, formerly Trinity Mirror, reports significant half-year losses, it is becoming clear that growth in digital revenues will not replace or even significantly offset the decline in revenues from print. However, print remains, and will continue to do so, the main revenue stream for many magazine and newspaper publishers and is key to their survival. Its decision to buy the Express and Star newspapers earlier this year means Reach has an opportunity to reduce its operating costs significantly, whilst...
Pub where Hugh Grant famously ‘bugged a bugger’ has gone on the market for a bargain-basement £100,000
Journalist-turned-publican Paul McMullan caught in sting by actor at Dover hostelry exposing phone hacking
Ofcom TV figures confirm that the way we consume media has “fundamentally changed”
New Ofcom figures that show TV streaming services have overtaken pay-TV in Britain confirm that the way we consume media has "fundamentally changed", a TV expert has said. The number of Britons subscribing to TV services like Netflix, Amazon and Sky’s NOW TV, has overtaken traditional satellite and cable TV for the first time. Streaming services attracted 15.4 million subscribers in the first quarter, ahead of 15.1 million pay-TV contracts. But pay-TV subscription revenue of 6.4 billion pounds in 2017 was...
Fox News turns on Trump following “disgusting” Putin summit
Fox News looks to have turned its back on Donald Trump following his controversial summit with Vladimir Putin. Several of its high-profile journalists have criticised the President in a rare attack. Fox Business's Neil Cavuto labelled Trump's refusal to challenge Mr Putin on Russian election meddling “disgusting” and said the president was “essentially letting the guy get away with this, not even offering a mild, a mild criticism". Trish Regan, also of Fox Business, branded the president's appearance "unpatriotic". “He...
This denunciation of Trump tells you all you need to know about what kind of a man he really is
The Scotsman has today run a brutal denunciation of Donald Trump in its leader comment ahead of the President's trip to Turnberry. Trump arrived in the UK yesterday and will meet Theresa May at Chequers today before heading to Scotland for a planned golf trip. With huge protests expected in London it looks like the President can expect a similarly frosty reception in Scotland, with Nicola Sturgeon saying people living north of the border “stand united” against him. The sentiment was echoed...
Vegan group’s ‘animal torture’ claim ad given all clear despite complaint from scientist
The poster for Go Vegan World featured a mouse touching a human hand with the words "They trust us. We torture them for research."
Alan Sugar hits back over racist World Cup tweet
Alan Sugar just tweeted and deleted this racist joke with a photo of Senegal's World Cup team appearing to be selling sunglasses and handbags: Alan Sugar's deleted tweet But as people pointed out how appalling his xenophobic quip was, the Apprentice TV star doubled down and was far from apologetic. Bookmakers Paddy Power didn't waste any time responding by opening bets that tech mogul Lord Sugar would delete his Twitter account and lose his job on the BBC series...