MEDIA AND THE WAR ON TERRORISM

Early day motion 247, tabled 16 October 2001 by John Pugh (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 20 members.

That this House recognises the important and signal role that our national media and journalists have played in ensuring that recent coverage of the war on terrorism and Afghanistan has so far avoided the crude stereotyping and polarisation of peoples, culture, and religions that could so easily and predictably have resulted; and notes that balanced and enlightened coverage of complex situations itself serves and is serving to frustrate the objectives of the terrorist and supports all efforts by the media in that direction.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 14, Labour 5, Labour/Co-operative 1.