Chris Jefferies
A bad day to be a tabloid
Today is not a good day to be a tabloid newspaper. The revelation that the News of the World hacked into Milly Dowler’s voicemail after she was abducted, potentially impeding the investigation into her disappearance and giving false hope to her… Read more
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Should we really have to force newspapers to stop smearing innocent people?
According to the Press Gazette: Parliament might be asked to ban the media from identifying people arrested by police in criminal investigations until after they have been charged, the Attorney General warned yesterday. They add: The… Read more
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Chris Jefferies and a loss of faith in the morality of the British press
The media’s coverage of the investigation into Joanna Yeates’ murder has been distasteful, to say the least. As Greg Reardon, Miss Yeates’ boyfriend, has said in a statement released yesterday: Jo’s life was cut short tragically but the… Read more
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