Petition · past parliament
Enforce media accountability by obliging prominent corrections
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
Press standards are weak because the rules for correcting inaccurate journalism are too lenient.
Oblige the media to make corrections as prominently as original errors. This will reduce incidents of lazy and dishonest reporting.
Oblige the media to make corrections as prominently as original errors. This will reduce incidents of lazy and dishonest reporting.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 12 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.