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Recession Reporting And The BBC

EDM number 603 in 2008-09, proposed by John Pugh on 27/01/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Broadcasting and Economic situation.

That this House believes that, notwithstanding the very serious problems confronting the British economy, confidence, jobs and livelihoods of real people are affected by the reporting of events by mass media; notes the readiness of the BBC, with its significant global reach to further dramatise, accentuate and underline economic woes; further notes also the public's awareness of this tendency; contrasts this approach with that of local, community-based media; and urges the commissioning of academic research on the influence of media reporting on the fragile psychology of the City and, more importantly, on the real jobs of ordinary people.

This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Pugh27/01/2009SouthportLiberal DemocratProposed
Adrian Sanders28/01/2009TorbayLiberal DemocratSeconded
Jim Dobbin28/01/2009Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
Gregory Campbell28/01/2009East LondonderryDUPSeconded
Angus MacNeil28/01/2009Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySeconded
Ann Cryer02/02/2009KeighleyLabourSeconded
Mike Hancock02/02/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis04/02/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Betty Williams04/02/2009ConwyLabourSigned
Roger Williams05/02/2009Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Pope10/02/2009HyndburnLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins24/02/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Marsha Singh27/02/2009Bradford WestLabourSigned
Iris Robinson16/03/2009StrangfordDUPSigned
Linda Riordan29/04/2009HalifaxLabourSigned

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