Twice as much airtime given to Corbyn critics, new report shows (Goldsmiths, University of London)

(Source: Goldsmiths, University of London) As the second Labour leadership election in less than a year gathers pace, research produced by Birkbeck, University of London and the Media Reform Coalition based at Goldsmiths has found clear and consistent bias in favour of critics of Jeremy Corbyn and against his supporters. Researchers analysed 465 online news items from 8 providers, and 40 prime time television news bulletins on BBC One and ITV. Coverage was monitored over a 10 day period, following the first wave of shadow cabinet resignations and culminating on the day that the long-awaited Chilcot Report into the Iraq War was published. The research found twice...