Is the press honest? - HebWeb report

Thanks to everyone who came to our public meeting on Tuesday, at which Chris Frost, professor of journalism at Liverpool John Moores University, and campaigning solicitor Campbell Malone, the solicitor discussed the question Is the press honest?

Hebden Bridge Web has posted an excellent report from the meeting.
One disturbing conclusion that came from both the speakers and subsequent discussion was that cutbacks to newspapers and TV over the past few years are making in-depth and investigative journalism less and less common.
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The meeting ended with the realisation that many younger people coming into the profession had little experience of good in-depth or investigative journalism. We may be getting censorship by default.

For the full report click here.