FT.com: In defence of Robert Peston
October 23rd, 2008Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick
“In the case of Mr Peston’s scoop on the Lloyds takeover of HBOS, there appears to be some evidence that there was heavy trading in HBOS shares minutes before he went on the air. That is a legitimate subject of investigation – not the fact that the story turned out to be accurate,” reads this op-ed on FT.com.
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October 27th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
[...] Well, although we’re not having a drink in the Long Room we did get to ask FT.com’s Rob Grimshaw about his views on the BBC’s Robert Peston (formerly of the FT). After all, the FT lept to the BBC’s economic editor’s defence last week. [...]