Unmasked: Andrew Norfolk, the Times and anti-Muslim reporting – a case to answer

June 24, 2019 By Media Reform Coalition

A detailed study out today finds that three times in 15 months the chief investigative reporter of the Times, Andrew Norfolk, published sensational series of front-page articles portraying Muslims as threatening – and in every case central allegations were unfounded. The study, written by investigative journalists Brian Cathcart and Paddy French and supported by the … [Read more...]

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