Survivors call for tighter UK media guidelines on reporting terror attacks

New code, backed by police and families of victims, calls on outlets not to approach bereaved within first 48 hours

Survivors of terror attacks and the families of those killed are among those calling on the media to adopt tighter guidelines on reporting the incidents, after some found out their loved ones had died from reporters on their doorstep.

A new reporting code backed by policing and media figures calls on outlets not to approach bereaved families within the first 48 hours after their loss and to instead make their inquiries via the police.