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To: To: Steve Murrells, Chief Executive - Retail at the Co-op Group
Stop the Misleading Sun Newspaper
Please remove incitements of hatred and deliberate misinformation from your shelves. Stop stocking the Sun in Co-op stores.
Why is this important?
The Sun newspaper is part of News Corp - Rupert Murdoch's media corporation. As such it is not only highly biased but has often published inaccurate, misleading or false information. It has recently been censored on several counts by the press watchdog the IPSO and ordered to publish corrections.
• It promoted racial hatred by falsely claiming 1 in 5 British Muslims support jihadis.
• A piece about Unite - Britain's biggest trade union was found to have 10 separate inaccuracies in just 1 article.
• It encouraged animosity between football fans by printing falsehood about Liverpool supporters at the Hillsborough disaster.
• It's owner has a direct audience and influence within the Tory leadership.
• It advocated the use of gunships to stop refugees.
• It has even put words in the queen's mouth by saying she was pro Brexit.
Despite all this it has faced no real consequences and continues to spread misinformation, for example: about anti-semitism within the Labour party.
Whilst we believe in freedom of the press, the people deserve media outlets that report accurately on their world so they can make informed choices as citizens. Lies should have no place in UK media. The Sun is lying to people en masse. We believe that the Co-op as one of the most ethical shops on our streets should lead the way in holding the Sun to account.
