Criticism of media in Scarman report

Title

Criticism of media in Scarman report

Genre

Interview

TX Date

26 Nov 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:17

Description

Interview with David Nicholas of ITN reacting to the criticism of the media coverage in the Scarman Report into the causes of the riots in Brixton, South London and Toxteth in Liverpool in 1981. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

David Nicholas

Keywords

London; Reports; Journalism; Liverpool; Violence; Broadcasting; Freedom of the press; Ethics; Riots; Mass media; Brixton; Toxteth; Scarman Report; Leslie Scarman; Press coverage; Television news programmes; ITN

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