ACCURACY AND THE PRESS

Herbert Bayard Swope (the journalist who coined the phrase the cold war ), stated in a letter to the New York Herald Tribune (March 16, 1958)  

The First Duty of a newspaper is to be Accurate. If it is Accurate, it follows that it is Fair. 

Let us now examine the accuracy and fairness of the British Press. The following recent example reveals the contrast between the broadsheets and the tabloids. From Today (July 24, 1993)  

Navy Officer in Phone Pest Quiz found Gassed 

A retired Naval commander was found dead at home yesterday after inhaling lethal gas used in trench warfare. 

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