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Entry 7 - 3rd June 2003 - Making news?
CoLdShIvA Started conversation Jun 3, 2003
After the furore over the trial for the, supposed, planned kidnapping of Victoria Beckham, it is, almost, inevitable that the other newspapers will fall on their wounded colleague like a pack of dogs. They will all, naturally, claim that they do not follow similar news practices. As will they all claim that they are outraged that journalists of such long standing could be taken in by such evil people as the ones who offered the story in the first place. Will any of them admit ever running a story they couldn't prove to be true? I very much doubt it. Will any of them hold their hands up and say "Yeah, I've done it before. Slow news day. Sorry"? Not at all likely, is it?
Newspapers have the dubious honour of believing that the law only works when it works for them and at any other time bending, or even breaking, the law are just added extras for the job.
Are media watchdogs keeping as close an eye on these print institutions? Or do they really have the ability to flout the law? Perhaps a nation should decide.
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