BBC: Recession ‘threatens’ news accuracy, according to new report
February 9th, 2009Posted by Judith Townend in Editors' pick, Journalism
From BBCNews: “Press intrusion and inaccurate reporting are getting worse because the recession has forced newspapers to make cutbacks, a report suggests.”
According to the BBC, the report from the Media Standards Trust ‘says some papers are sacrificing standards to maintain sales.’
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