MediaGuardian: PCC no longer investigating Alfie Patten payments
July 2nd, 2009Posted by Judith Townend in Editors' pick, Press freedom and ethics
MediaGuardian reports:
“The Sun, the People and the Sunday Mail have escaped censure over any payments to the families of Chantelle Stedman and Alfie Patten, the teenager they falsely reported became a dad aged 13, after legal restrictions made it impossible for the press watchdog to complete its investigation.”
In May, the Media Standards Trust’s Martin Moore wrote this post, raising some unanswered questions about the case.
Tags: Alfie Patten, Chantelle Stedman, Martin Moore, Media Standards Trust, the people, The Sun, the sunday mail
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