Media Standards Trust

What can you do to challenge the news?

A lot, is the answer. 'You' were Time Magazine's Person of the Year 2006. Why? Because you now have the power to produce your own media, and you're doing it in your millions. You can publish your own newspaper, film your own news story, record your own podcast. If you want to challenge the news you now have more opportunity than you ever did before. We live in exciting times.

Tell your own story

If you have your own story to tell you don't need to rely on newspapers, TV, radio, or official websites any more, you can publish it yourself. As long as you have access to the internet you can wr... more >>

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Contact a news organisation

Most news organisations can now be contacted by letter, phone or email. Click on the name of the news organisation below to see the contact details they provide on their website:

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Comment on an article

Many news websites now give you the opportunity to comment on articles - to agree or disagree with them, to add to them, or to point to inaccuracies.

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Study journalism

If you want to become a career journalist you can study journalism as an undergraduate at university, or you can do a one-year full-time vocational post A-level course accredited by the NCTJ (Natio... more >>

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Sponsor research

There is an urgent need for more research about the news media. Studies about standards of news coverage and its impact (including on public perceptions) are few and far between -  especially ... more >>

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Lodge a formal complaint

If you want to make a formal complaint about something in a newspaper or magazine (in print or online) you should contact the more >>

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Be your own editor

Long gone are the days when the news agenda was defined by a few editors sitting in TV and newspaper offices. On the internet you can define what news you're interested in and what you want to read... more >>

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