Seriously inaccurate reporting by omission of facts

by reporting watch team | May 23, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

[UPDATE 25 May 2017: Further blog post on this case here : Judge flags complaint on behalf of child against journalist who sneaked into hospital] We posted a short blog yesterday noting that The (Sunday) Telegraph’s Christopher Booker had reported on a case...

Poppi’s dad to rake in money?

by reporting watch team | May 17, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

POPPI’S DAD’S CASH Accused dad of ‘abused’ tot Poppi Worthington to trouser thousands more in legal aid for inquest Paul Worthington, 49, got £117,000 in public cash for a custody battle over his other kids and is now set to rake in more   Above is...

Can a love note prove your innocence?

by reporting watch team | May 6, 2017 | Cases, Explanation, Notorious

The Daily Mail report today that : Loving note tucked away in a photo album proved parents accused of almost killing their baby did NOT violently shake her This is about baby Effie, who spent several long months away from the care of her loving parents whilst concerns...

Fact checking across the universe….

by reporting watch team | May 4, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, Notorious

As the song goes : Fact checking across the universe On the Starship Booker in search of the truth re Kirk Fact checking across the universe Only going forward to IPSO if he won’t amend his words Lt. Uhura, report. There’s Klingons on the starboard bow,...

Christopher Booker is puzzled

by reporting watch team | Apr 17, 2017 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

Christopher Booker is “puzzled” by our “child protection” system, and in particular some things about the Samantha Baldwin case (see : Why are the police so happy to “hunt” innocent parents? in today’s Sunday Telegraph, not...

Good Work Mr Work – but is it GENIUS Work? Nope.

by reporting watch team | Apr 14, 2017 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

The case of Work v Gray has been in the news this week, as the Court of Appeal dealt with Mr Work’s attempt to overturn a decision that his wife should get a half share of their fortune. We wrote about it in January here : A genius from another planet? This post...