UK media's obsession with Jeremy Corbyn - The Listening Post

Britain is in the midst of a snap election campaign on June 8, but the way the story is being covered could well end up being a factor in the end result.
This past Tuesday, the opposition Labour Party's Jeremy Corbyn officially released its election platform. Corbyn's leadership is a major sub-plot in the election story because his party is divided between those who support Corbyn and his push to the left and those who want to keep Labour where it was, more of a centre-left party.
That it's an obsession of the UK's right-wing press, which dominate the print market, is to be expected. The Sun, the Daily Mail and others have been openly hostile toward Corbyn since he took over the leadership in 2015. But has there been a more subtle form of anti-Corbyn/anti-Labour bias in the country's broadcast media, which, under UK regulatory laws, are legally required to be balanced in their coverage?
Contributors:
Andrew Pierce, journalist, Daily Mail
Aaron Bastani, co-founder, Novara Media
Peter Catterall, professor of history and policy, University of Westminster
Annabelle Sreberny, professor of Global Media and Communications, SOAS University of London
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[@Apexbossman]

Get Murdoch out

[@housebrigade]

Apexbossman wenger out

[@Eusantdac]

It's true. It's hard for Jeremy Corbyn to get any decent news coverage in the U.K. - they're all against him

[@wh1ttle1]

Please don't take anything this daily mail reporter has to say seriously.

[@liamwilde4345]

*any

[@bazza5699]

John Mcdonnell was quoting 2015/16 figures which are correct. The 16/17 figures were not released at the time, so he couldn't quote them. It was later revealed, not mentioned by the Daily Mail Andrew Pierce though.. strange eh!

[@mohammedzuwahir3397]

Media is very very poor

[@edwardrussell7168]

His maifesto is for the common mortals... it is a life time opportunity for commoners to elect a common mortal as PM... miss it.. you will not get it again in ur life. Then dont complain...

[@Eddie6032]

Happy Birthday, Jeremy Corbyn. Our next Prime Minister.

[@eloisaf7350]

I'd love to vote for Corbyn, but I'm only 16 so can't vote, even though I'd say I'm a lot more politically informed than lots of eligible voters.

[@kal_ash_nikov]

U can now! JC4PM!!

[@stageworker23]

#JC4PM #VOTELABOUR

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I will vote for you jeremy

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[@Graham6761]

Corbyn actually said he was open to putting quotas on immigration. That would actually make him a good candidate.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

Graham6761 Island nations should be the only place with population and migration quotas

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