Let's Take A Stand Against Racism In The Media! [Petition]

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The Sun newspaper has launched a shocking attack on Channel 4 just because newsreader Fatima Manji reported on terrorism while wearing a headscarf. Fatima has already lodged a formal complaint -- let’s stand with her against racism and create the biggest ever mass complaint to the press watchdog. 

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How Do Horses Get To The Rio Olympic Games?

Horses bound for the Rio 2016 Olympic games are loaded onto an Emirates SkyCargo Being 777-F at London Stansted Airport. On the flight were 34 horses from 10 of the nations competing in Equestrian at Rio 2016" (FEI/Jon Stroud media) (PRNewsFoto/FEI)

By plane of course!

The first group of Olympic horses departed from London Stansted Airport (UK) a few days ago (29 July) on a special cargo plane bound for Rio 2016, marking the start of the Olympic dream for the world's best equine athletes.

With 34 horses from 10 nations on board, the equine cargo worth multiple millions, was loaded into customized pallets for the almost 12-hour flight aboard an Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777-F which left the UK at 15:20 BST .

"Dear Dolly", An Open Letter To Dolly Parton, Made CMT World Video Premiere

Courtesy of Curb Records (PRNewsFoto/Curb Records)

Curb Records' rising star Ruthie Collins and CMT teamed up to premiere Collins' newest music video, "Dear Dolly" yesterday (29th of July) across CMT, CMT Music and CMT.com. The song, originally written by Ruthie, Natalie Stovall and Jessica Roadcap is self-described as "an open letter to Dolly Parton." 

Star Trek's Version Of Time Travel Is More Realistic Than Most Sci-Fi

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By Lloyd Strickland, Manchester Metropolitan University

Star Trek Beyond may not have received a stellar critical response, but it can be said that it – and the franchise’s two previous films – handle the philosophy of time travel much better than many other works of science fiction.

How The #BBC's Obsession With Balance Took Labour Off Air Ahead Of #Brexit

Not enough air time given to concerns of Labour voters. Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

By Angela Phillips, Goldsmiths, University of London

As Britain reflects on the fallout from the EU Referendum, analysis from Loughborough University demonstrates that the BBC, in common with all other media, ignored concerns of Labour voters in favour of an entirely artificial notion of “balance” that was pitched as a ball-by-ball commentary of a Conservative power struggle.

Labour members canvassing in the streets and housing estates, waited in vain for the BBC – the country’s most trusted news source – to provide any serious analysis that could back up the Labour message on the doorstep. They had been expecting the BBC to deliver, as promised, “impartial and independent reporting of the campaign, providing them with fair coverage and rigorous scrutiny of the policies and campaigns of all relevant parties and campaign groups”.

Television is bound by rules of impartiality and the BBC is committed to ensuring that “a range of views is appropriately reflected” in its coverage. In spite of this, David Deacon, professor of communication and media analysis at Loughborough, found that all television channels covered the campaign in very much the same way as each other – and the press.

In the first month, up to June 8, the Labour Party had attracted a mere 6% of the campaign coverage on TV (less even than the 9% in the press). The Conservatives, meanwhile, grabbed 32% of the coverage.