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BBC deletes controversial ‘faking it’ social media post

By John Pring on 19th August 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

BBC deletes controversial ‘faking it’ social media post
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The BBC has deleted a social media post that caused widespread anger among disabled campaigners for suggesting that some people with chronic illness were “faking” their health conditions on social media for “fame and money”. The tweet linked to a documentary, […]

BBC warned over ‘wildly irresponsible’ documentary on social media ‘fakery’ allegations

By John Pring on 12th August 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

BBC warned over ‘wildly irresponsible’ documentary on social media ‘fakery’ allegations
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Disabled campaigners have warned that a BBC documentary about social media “influencers” allegedly faking their chronic illnesses, and BBC News coverage promoting the programme, were “wildly irresponsible” and risk inflaming the hostile environment they already face. The documentary, Sickness and Lies, […]

Documentary exposes hostility… and a need for widespread change in attitudes

By John Pring on 21st January 2021 Category: Crime

Documentary exposes hostility… and a need for widespread change in attitudes
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A new documentary on disability hate crime demonstrates the need for a “wholesale change in attitudes” towards disabled people, according to its disabled writer and director. The documentary, Targeted: The Truth about Disability Hate Crime, was broadcast last night (Wednesday) on […]

Tanni tells BBC’s DDA event: ‘I’m over being patient on disability rights’

By John Pring on 26th November 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Tanni tells BBC’s DDA event: ‘I’m over being patient on disability rights’
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A disabled peer and retired Paralympian has warned that she has lost patience with progress on disability rights, and will scream in the face of the next person who tells her London 2012 changed the world for disabled people.  Baroness [Tanni] […]

BBC’s disabled-led ‘benefit cheat’ drama causes anger and disbelief

By John Pring on 5th November 2020 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

BBC’s disabled-led ‘benefit cheat’ drama causes anger and disbelief
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Disabled activists have spoken of their anger and distress after the BBC broadcast a drama – starring one of the country’s best-known disabled actors – that they say mirrors years of deeply damaging government rhetoric about benefit cheats. The BBC Four […]

BBC set for month-long season to mark 25th anniversary of Disability Discrimination Act

By John Pring on 29th October 2020 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

BBC set for month-long season to mark 25th anniversary of Disability Discrimination Act
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The BBC is to mark the 25th anniversary of the passing of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) next month with a series of dramas, documentaries, news packages and discussions. Among the month-long season will be a series of six 15-minute dramatic […]

Round-up: International action call, BBC’s DAN drama, and DNR letter for Hancock

By John Pring on 21st May 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Round-up: International action call, BBC’s DAN drama, and DNR letter for Hancock
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Two international disability rights groups say governments and health authorities are putting the lives of disabled people at greater risk during the coronavirus pandemic because of their failure to take “concerted action”. International Disability Alliance (IDA) and International Disability and Development […]

‘Propaganda’ concerns over DWP’s second jobcentre fly-on-the-wall series

By John Pring on 14th November 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

‘Propaganda’ concerns over DWP’s second jobcentre fly-on-the-wall series
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Channel 4 and BBC have attempted to justify plans to broadcast two separate fly-on-the-wall documentary series based in jobcentres, both of which could enable ministers to continue their campaign to undermine critical reporting on their “toxic” universal credit benefit system. Only […]

Television industry must do more to employ disabled people, says Ofcom

By John Pring on 19th September 2019 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Television industry must do more to employ disabled people, says Ofcom
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The television broadcasting industry needs to do more to increase the number of disabled people within its workforce, the regulator has warned, with new figures showing progress has stalled. In its third annual Diversity and Equal Opportunities in Television report, Ofcom […]

Direct action pledge after DWP pays tabloid to air-brush universal credit

By John Pring on 16th May 2019 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Direct action pledge after DWP pays tabloid to air-brush universal credit
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Disabled activists are to target a tabloid newspaper with direct action after it signed an advertising deal with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to promote its “toxic” universal credit benefit system. A leaked DWP document – seen by Disability […]

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