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Press watchdog reprimands Daily Telegraph over ‘misleading’ Corbyn anti-Semitism claims


The Daily Telegraph has been reprimanded by the Independent Press Standards Organization (IPSO) for making “significantly misleading” claims ‘without qualification’ about Labour MPs accusing party leader Jeremy Corbyn of being anti-Semitic.

IPSO upheld a complaint by shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Ivan Lewis regarding an article published on August 15 under the headline “Labour grandees round on ‘anti-Semite’ Corbyn’.”

The piece claimed Lewis has attacked Corbyn over his “anti-Semitic rhetoric” – a claim he denies.

The Telegraph piece cited an article Lewis wrote for the Labour List website in which he said Corbyn had “very poor judgment in expressing support for and failing to speak out against people who have engaged not in legitimate criticism of Israeli governments but in anti-Semitic rhetoric.

“It saddens me to have to say to some on the left of British politics that anti-racism means zero tolerance of anti-Semitism, no ifs, and no buts. I have said the same about Islamophobia and other forms of racism to a minority of my constituents who make unacceptable statements.”

Lewis said these comment had been misinterpreted by the Telegraph and that he had not claimed Corbyn is an anti-Semite.

The paper argued during the IPSO proceedings that its headline should not been seen separately from the main article, which carried the main quotes, and offered to carry a statement in the paper explaining this. Lewis turned down the offer and the paper has since amended the headline and the article.

IPSO found the piece had “prominently and without qualification” suggested Corbyn is “anti-Semitic” and that “the coverage was therefore significantly misleading.”

“This misleading impression was not remedied by the quotation of the [full] remarks elsewhere in the article. The newspaper had distorted [Lewis’s] comment on this issue,” it ruled.

IPSO ordered the Telegraph to publish an online amendment and to include a “front-page reference” in the print edition because that was where the allegation first appeared.

source: https://www.rt.com/uk/317791-daily-tele ... tsemitism/

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Aah the old smelly graph when j worked there we stopped loads of sh!t being printed and would have stopped this sh!t too, ironically saving THE SMELLY A BOLLOXXING

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So much for press freedom then. If it didn't suit the unions it didn't get printed.

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Forget him Grandad, him and his Ilk are the destroyers of Industry...well, more Pocket Prattleships really.

Ahh the Tory kkunt has emerged from its shell then still hiding over Tory's murdering people by removing their benefits contrary to medical advice thought of an answer yet to$$er???????????

As for what was printed naturally if it wasnt true we, I, would stop it being printed and although Lord Deedes the editor at the time used to get irritated somewhat on several occassions he was grateful for our inside knowledge on some issues particularly during the miners dispute,.............................our inteference was limited of course to so called factual storys naturally the papers opinions were not interfered with by us! but on occasion we would obtain the right of reply on some issues .....................Deedes was quite receptive to many of our views !!

He really lost it on one occasion when we stated "this is the sort of journalism we would expect on the SUN" he summoned thejlourno to meet us and joined in with us in coating said half wit journo.

It does pay Tory kkunt to have some knowledge when pontificating making snide comments .........................yer an obscenity

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