Press coverage of the Hillsborough disaster

Title

Press coverage of the Hillsborough disaster

Genre

Interview

TX Date

26 May 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:36

Description

Press Council boss Louis Blom-Cooper talks about the complaints received against press coverage of the Hillsborough stadium disaster (15/04/89) and what action may be taken. Most complained about was a double page picture in the Daily Mirror of fans as they were being crushed to death. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Louis Blom-Cooper

Keywords

Deaths; Daily Mirror; Press; Association football; Mass media; Sheffield; Football stadiums; Public inquiries; Liverpool Football Club; Disasters (events); Nottingham Forest Football Club; Hillsborough Stadium disaster (1989); Press Council

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