Print media in Great Britain

## **Regulation**

IMPRESS (Independent Monitor for the Press) is an independent press regulator in the UK. It was the first to be recognised by the Press Recognition Panel, and is fully compliant with the recommendations of the Leveson Inquiry. The Chairman of IMPRESS is Jonathan Heawood

IMPRESS have the power to make newspapers publish a correction of an original story (if a complaint is upheld) in the same prominence and position that it was first published

Section 40 of the Crimes and Courts Act 2013 makes publishers responsible for libel costs on both sides unless they have voluntarily enter IMPRESS

Newspapers and news media consistently practicing solutions focussed and constructive journalism

“1 company 1 title” newspaper rule to stop concentrated press media

Journalists holding some power over editors:

* The appointment and dismissal of the editor-in-chief, or equivalent, by management or proprietors must be approved by the editorial panel on the basis of majority vote.
* The panel must be consulted on decisions taken by management or proprietors which affect the definition or direction of editorial policy and content, including editorial codes and guidelines.
* The panel must have the ability to pass a motion of no confidence in an editor-in-chief, or equivalent, by majority vote.
* The panel must have the capacity both to hear and air grievances of staff journalists in relation to particular assignments, and to consult the National Union of Journalists or the new independent regulator.”

## **British Newspapers**

Daily Express significantly changed since February 2018 and became pro-Labour (similar to 2001)

Geordie Greig planned to "detoxify" Daily Mail. Greig is very international, he’s very pro-Europe, supports the BBC and "he’s just like David Cameron and George Osborne"

Incisive Media

Trinity Mirror was owned by Pergamon Holdings (Robert Maxwell) in 1981 until his death in 1991.

* Rothermere Continuation Ltd (RCL) is owned by Rothermere family who brought 64% of DMGT in a 251p offer in July 2021.
* Press Holdings is owned by the Barclay Brothers until 2021 when David Barclay passed away so it is now under sole ownership of Frederick Barclay
* News Corp is owned by Murdoch family

## **British national newspapers**

Incisive Media

Archant

## **England regional newspaper**

Ilife Media

JPIMedia

Harmsworth Printing

Northcliffe Media

Tindle Newspaper Group

## **GB News boycott**

* https://boycottgbnews.org/advertisers
* https://boycottgbnews.org/

BSkyB pulled ads from GB News (adverts for their products, from mobile via broadband to streaming services, keep filling many of GB News’s ad break slots). Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson pulled ads due to GB News' "anti-vaccine propaganda"

Burger King, Freeman’s, JML, Zen Auto, AM Philips Trucks, Harwoods Cars, Nathaniel Cars, Cuvva Car Insurance, Kardiamobile, H20HD, Dormeo Octasmart, GinTing, Duguud, Deva Racing Syndicate, Appeal Blinds, Tiger Balm, Gnaw Vegan Chocolate, the Norfolk Feather Company, Age Partnership, Appeal Blinds, The Gold Bullion Company, Buy Bullion, Direct Bullion, NM Money Gold, Haus Awning, Key Equity Release, ZenAuto, Money Supermarket, Centre Point, eXroid, Nytol, Raging Bull Biltong, Pitch Perfect Camping, Dormeo, Pure Cremation, and Rosland Gold, the AA, Bupa, Cazoo, Cadbury, Co-op, Deliveroo, Duracell, Facebook, Google, Kenco, Ladbrokes, Just Eat, Green Flag, Pringles, Premier Inn, Talk Talk, TU Clothing, Wickes, Virgin Group, Select Specs, Beconase, Richmond sausages/Strings & Things Trailfinders, Taylors of Harrogate coffee, Expedia Group, Volvo, Warburtons, Now Broadband, Lebara, Affordable mobiles, Direct Bullion, Flagstone, Homefire, AM Philips Ford Dealer, Pinterest, Currensea, Postcode Lottery, Etoro, Compare the Market, Lovely Flora, M&Co., Age Partnership, Ford, Key Equity Release, Rana pasta Moneyfarm, Appeal Blinds / Haus Awning, Itchpet, Dormeo, Mydieselclaim.com, Quartize.co.uk, H20HD, NM Money Gold, Flagstone and AM Philips Ford Dealer all announced they will be pulling ads.

Parent Claim Line have also pulled ads from GB News also [https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1473629/GB-News-advertisers-full-list-sainsburys-boycott-GB-News-campaign-nigel-farage-evg]

Companies that withdraw ads from GB News (except for JCB). All alchol, tobacco and gambling companies withdraw ads from GB News also.

Legatum, a private investment firm which is based in Dubai pulled funding from GB News citing it as a "burning money" and "loss-making channel" hedge fund manager Paul Marshall, and

Christopher Chandler – operating from Dubai – was denounced in the House of Commons as a Russian spy. He worked in Russia for 13 years and is believed to be Putin’s money launder . He is currently suing through the French Courts for tweeting this. I am an 87 year old invalide. He is trying to chuck me out of my house . He pretends to be working for the good of mankind. His solicitor has been denounced by The Law Society as crooked. He should not be allowed have anything to do with UK media

“8) Nigel Farage is the BBC’s most frequent Question Time guest of the first two decades of this century.”

https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2015/mar/19/politician-question-time-nigel-farage-labour

## **Ads boycott, Stop Funding Hate**

Virgin Trains has announced they will stop stocking the Daily Mail

The following advertisers pulled from Daily Mail:

1. Acorn Stairlifts
2. Aldi
3. Alzheimers Society
4. Aquability
5. Argos
6. Asda
7. Auto Chair
8. Avanti Travel Insurance
9. B&Q
10. Barclays
11. BBC Good Food
12. Bensons For Beds
13. Boots
14. British Airways
15. British Gas
16. British Red Cross
17. BT
18. Canadian Affair
19. Cancer Research UK
20. Carpetright
21. Castle Trust
22. Churchill
23. Comic Relief
24. Co-op
25. Currys PC World
26. Debenhams
27. DEC Appeal
28. DFS
29. Dogs Trust
30. Dolmio
31. Doro
32. Drama Channel
33. Dream Lodge
34. Dreams Beds
35. Duracell
36. Easyjet
37. EE
38. Eonenergy
39. Fiat
40. Fidelity
41. First Choice
42. Fischer Heat
43. Ford
44. FutureYou Health
45. Gladstone & Brookes
46. Goodwin Barrett
47. Gtech
48. H Samuel
49. Halfords
50. Harrington & Byrne
51. Harvey’s
52. Hilton
53. Holland and Barrett
54. Homebase
55. Honda
56. HSBC
57. Iceland
58. Ideal Home
59. Imagine Cruising
60. John Lewis
61. Justin Craig Education
62. Kuoni
63. Laura Ashley
64. Lidl
65. Lloyds Pharmacy
66. Machine Mart
67. Marks & Spencer
68. Matalan
69. Medischeme
70. Mercedes Benz
71. Mobility Furniture Company
72. Mobility Plus
73. Monarch
74. Money Supermarket
75. Morrisons
76. Multiyork
77. National Lottery
78. Nationwide Mobility
79. Naturo Petfood
80. Natwest
81. NHS England
82. No No Pro
83. NPower
84. NS&I
85. NSPCC
86. Oak Tree Mobility
87. Old Mutual
88. Optegra
89. P&O Cruises
90. Pampers
91. Pandora
92. Peugeot
93. Plusnet
94. Post Office
95. RAC
96. Renault
97. ROL cruise
98. Ryanair
99. Sainsburys
100. Sandals
101. Screwfix
102. SCS Sofas
103. Sharps Bedrooms
104. Shearings Holidays
105. Silentnight Beds
106. Skoda
107. Sky
108. Smart Energy GB
109. Specsavers
110. Stannah Stairlifts
111. Staysure
112. Tesco
113. Thomas Cook
114. Timber Finance
115. TK Maxx
116. Toyota GB
117. Trailfinders
118. Vauxhall
119. Very
120. Virgin Group
121. Vodafone
122. Volkswagen
123. Volvo
124. Waitrose
125. Walk in Showers & Baths
126. Warren James
127. WeFightAnyClaim
128. WH Smith
129. Wilko
130. Wilko
131. Worldpay
132. Wyevale Garden Centers
133. Yorkshire Building Society
134. You Beauty Box