Giant vegetable competitions have a lot in common with the vegetables themselves — once small and insignificant, they have grown into the juggernauts they are now. These competitions trace their origins to a Welsh pub, where a gentleman turned a bar bet into an annual competition about who can grow the largest pumpkins. Decades later, this humble competition transcended the borders of Great Britain, taking root in Facebook groups and food science around the world.
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Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
