The issue of public trust in journalism
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The report states that uncertainty over EU students and staff must be resolved immediately , ideally with a guarantee of the same fees and loan tuition access for 2018 / 19 student cohort and the government must guarantee rights for EU staff by the end of 2017 . The immigration system should facilitate not obstruct student movement after Brexit and an easier route than Tier 2 for academics , one with less bureaucracy .
The issue of public trust in journalism
By Matthew Clifton
The country goes to the polls on June 8 th to decide the new government of the UK . This election though has significantly more importance than previously , after the decision to leave the EU . What the UK gets from the Brexit deal and how the country moves forward , but the decision to leave the EU highlighted underlying issues with the health service , housing , jobs market , immigration , wages plus much more . How the public get their information and who do they trust to report it correctly ?
On major issues such as health , can the public trust journalists who report the stories about junior doctors and underfunding or do they trust the government to tell the truth ? There are several question marks over how information is presented to the public and who they trust .
The focus will be on trust on medical research and the Wellcome Trust have been running monitor surveys since 2009 , the most recent coming in 2015 . The reason we cite back this is because of the upcoming general election , where trust in the media and journalism is decreasing . The most recent survey found that 59 % of the public have little to no trust in journalism to report medical research
The report states that the best approach for international students , including EU , is an open approach . Removing international students from net migration targets will make it clear the UK wants talent and continue to benefit UK universities . Research collaboration is key and the report states in no uncertain terms that it should commit to Horizon 2020 and future research frameworks , however , should develop a plan to match its funding should access fail . correctly , with just 3 % who have complete or a great deal of trust in Journalism . But on the other end of the scale , doctors and nurses have 64 % of public trust whereas just 6 % don ’ t .
This highlights the scale that the public don ’ t trust journalism in this country but the media have no will to change this . This is the reason why opinionbased news sites such as Breibart and Westmonster have a significant following . They market themselves as antiestablishment when they are anything but what they claim . This mistrust in journalism over medical research highlights that overall public trust to not sensationalise is very low , the media and journalistic standards need to change drastically for them to regain that public trust .
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Erasmus + is important to student and staff mobility , the government should commit to continued membership of the programme but recommends an ambitious mobility policy with universities irrespective the result . The sector will require support beyond Brexit and the government should establish a regional growth fund to replace and exceed current EU funding . The committee states that education should play a key role in trade deals , pursuing further funding into current collaborations and pursue collaborations with major research nations .
An open policy
Higher education within the UK is important economically , innovatively and socially . It contributes in economic and innovative ways that can be measured , but it also contributes to society in immeasurable ways such as social cohesion . The UK is a global leader and the committee report underlines the importance of the role the EU played within that . The government must pursue an agenda that isn ’ t discriminatory towards students and staff from the EU and beyond . The UK ’ s ability collaborates globally and continue to produce world-class research is at stake , we must pursue an open agenda with negotiations .