The BBC and the miners’ strike of 1984/85: coverage of the “Battle of Orgreave” by Jeremy Tranmer

“…On June 18th 1984, miners attempted to prevent lorries from going into and out of the Orgreave coking plant, and the fierce fighting that broke out made the news headlines. This article examines the BBC’s coverage of the day’s events, which differed sharply from that of ITV in how it presented the violence and apportioned blame for it, giving rise to accusations of political bias against the miners. …”
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