Today, an unfortunate reminder of why there is so much confusion and mistrust.
Was in meetings all day yesterday and been made aware of 2 emails received from @HuffPost journalist, Nadine White
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Today, an unfortunate reminder of why there is so much confusion and mistrust.
Was in meetings all day yesterday and been made aware of 2 emails received from @HuffPost journalist, Nadine White
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Disinformation is on the rise, yet @HuffPost are looking to sow distrust by making up claims I refused to take part in a video campaign…(which I suggested and promoted!) Even when Labour and Tory MPs work together, some in the media will still look for conflict
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And the main reason I didn’t appear in the video? Because I’m taking part in and promoting vaccine trials. Given the worst disinformation is that the virus is being “tested first” on black people, I thought it better to avoid mixed messages about volunteering to be tested..4/8
I’ve been working with @GEOgovuk on improving govt communications across all communities especially those disproportionately impacted bY COVID-19. The ”important matter” isn’t who is or is not in a video....5/8
It’s that @Huffpost publish numerous articles about how Covid impacts black people, yet are quite happy to undermine our efforts to build trust in the vaccine by making absurd claims. Chasing clicks like this is irresponsible...6/8
It’s also creepy and bizarre to fixate on who didn’t participate in a video and demand they explain themselves. As a govt minister I have a platform, but it worries me that other people with less of a voice can be smeared in this way...7/8pic.twitter.com/xlyjzNZx58
I hope more people will share our cross-party video and help improve vaccine confidence. It’s about protecting and saving lives not petty politics https://twitter.com/KemiBadenoch/status/1354565664204271618?s=20 … (8/8)
The contribution of the press to the pandemic has been appalling. Scaremongering, spreading false information, manipulating data to support straw man hypotheses - truly terrible from many journalists.
In some cases maybe. But mostly the press has been questioning the government on unclear or poor timing of restrictions.
I have read your thread. What misinformation has been published please??
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