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**Maggy** · 08-07-2011, 09:37

I've been reading this morning about there being government involvement in the murder of a Pakistani reporter in Pakistan earlier this year..and if we look around at the rest of the world it is clear that some countries are paying a high price to try and obtain a free and independent press.

We may not dealing in murder but we mustn't let what has happened in this case to lead us to throw away a free and independent press.

Yes it needs over hauling,the press council needs rethinking and being given bigger teeth and privacy laws need clearer definition but we must not lose the power for our press to instigate journalistic inquiries into issues that ARE in the public interest and perhaps avoid those that are not.

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Maggy The Invisible Woman Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: between Portsmouth and Southampton. Age: 72 Services: VM XL TV,50 MB VM BB,VM landline, Tivo Posts: 40,339	re: [Update] The News Corp scandal I've been reading this morning about there being government involvement in the murder of a Pakistani reporter in Pakistan earlier this year..and if we look around at the rest of the world it is clear that some countries are paying a high price to try and obtain a free and independent press. We may not dealing in murder but we mustn't let what has happened in this case to lead us to throw away a free and independent press. Yes it needs over hauling,the press council needs rethinking and being given bigger teeth and privacy laws need clearer definition but we must not lose the power for our press to instigate journalistic inquiries into issues that ARE in the public interest and perhaps avoid those that are not. __________________ Hell is empty and all the devils are here. Shakespeare..