Right-Wing Media Watch – ‘Thanks for the publicity’: Care4Calais brilliantly reclaims a Daily Mail ‘hit piece’

Right-Wing Media Watch – ‘Thanks for the publicity’: Care4Calais brilliantly reclaims a Daily Mail ‘hit piece’

The volunteer-led charity Care4Calais recently appeared to “thank” the Daily Mail for highlighting its Ramadan food distribution in Calais. Few readers, however, were likely to miss the irony. In an online post, the charity encouraged supporters to thank the paper for drawing attention to its work. It read: “The recent piece from Calais may have been intended as a ‘hit piece’, but the powerful quotes from the refugee community who received our R…