THE POLICE AND THE MEDIA - repairing the relationship.

WiJ are proud to announce that we have been mentioned in the recommendations by the Crime Reporters Association, by the Society of Editors and Media Lawyers Association. WiJ is mentioned on page 15 of the report which highlights the WiJ letter and appeal sent on international women’s day. You can read our WiJ report here.

The Society of editors wrote:

Building trust between journalists and police officers is key to re-establishing the relationship between the wider police and media, a coalition of industry bodies has urged.

A major report, ‘Police and the Media: Repairing the Relationship’, published today (Friday 21 June 2024) sets out 26 recommendations to restore trust between police officers and journalists. The review from the Crime Reporters Association (CRA), Society of Editors (SoE) and Media Lawyers Association (MLA) warns that the ‘pendulum has swung too far’ and urgent changes are needed.

The publication of today’s recommendations by the industry bodies comes ahead of a police and media roundtable taking place next week which has been organised by the National Police Chiefs’ Council looking at how to rebuild the policing and media relationship. The workshop follows the publication last year of Lancashire Police’s review into the handling of the investigation into Nicola Bulley and an acknowledgement by the College of Policing that relations between the police and media remain ‘fractured’ and that action is needed to ‘rebuild’ and strengthen it for the benefit of the public.

You can read the full report here