Request for special guidelines concerning the coverage of breastfeeding issues in the press, to encourage balanced reporting of all the health issues related to breastfeeding and formula fee
We would like to petition the Press Complaints Commission to implement additional 'special guidelines' to cover all areas of reportage concerning breastfeeding.It has become apparent that the current... continue reading »
"The recent newspaper coverage was spectacularly bad. I hope this petition is taken seriously."
"The damage in the third world by formula marketing and the media publishing one-sided "spin" stories should be investigated as a matter of urgency, babies are dying in the third world because mothers are chosing to formula feed to copy western civilisatio"
"As a breastfeeding mum of a 9 month old i am very aware of peoples negative views and misconceptions so i do feel more positive publicity and facts would benefit women to make a more informed choice in the future"
"It is such misleading headline and disgusting that they are allowed to print it with no backing."
"It is crucial to ensure un-biased press coverage concerning breastfeeding to enable women to make a fully informed choice on their decision to feed their baby."
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"THis needs to happen soon, there are so many myths around breastfeeding that are being perpetuated by an ignorant media."
