the young person had come to them with a slightly alternative account, saying there was nothing illegal or inappropriate, they would have been morally bound, duty bound, to have put that in the article. without naming them, but so and so denies the story, the young person is saying this. that is part of proper reporting, isn t it? reporting, isn t it? yes, ithink so. i reporting, isn t it? yes, ithink so- idont reporting, isn t it? yes, ithink so. i don t know reporting, isn t it? yes, ithink so. i don t know the reporting, isn t it? yes, i think- so. i don t know the circumstances of how that happened on the night, i have to say. maybe it is something that the sun should mention. it is now known, their business letter, it is out there. what i think we have to be careful about is to avoid turning this down the alley by the
wrong in your opinion? element to be perfectly honest, . perfectly honest, i m trying to kee- perfectly honest, i m trying to kee it perfectly honest, i m trying to keep it polite. perfectly honest, i m trying to keep it polite. if perfectly honest, i m trying to keep it polite, if you perfectly honest, i m trying to keep it polite, if you want - perfectly honest, i m trying to keep it polite, if you want to i perfectly honest, i m trying to| keep it polite, if you want to know the truth. i think the problem is. did they double check their sources? let me put that to neil? it s a good one, double checking sources. neil, as an editor, would this have happened? as an editor, would this have ha-oened? , , ., , ., , happened? this story will have been checked and happened? this story will have been checked and checked happened? this story will have been checked and checked and happened? this story will have been checked and checked and checked . checked and checked and checke
international because of the way they behaved towards the victims and also by extension the city and also liverpool football club. i will be the first to admit that they were pretty hostile, to say the least. what about. pretty hostile, to say the least. what about. . . pretty hostile, to say the least. what about. ~ . ., , , ., what about. what about this story? some of the what about. what about this story? some of the most what about. what about this story? some of the most memorable - what about. what about this story? . some of the most memorable phone-ins some of the most memorable phone ins that i will never forget as long as i live were about that, devastating and heartbreaking. what about this particular issue? the guest of the heart and ethics ofjournalism? what do you think? to heart and ethics of “ournalism? what do you think? do you think? to be perfectly honest, do you think? to be perfectly honest. as do you think? to be perfectly honest. as l do you think? t
bbc and the bbc has a negative effect initially on the bbc and the bbc has to - a negative effect initially on the bbc and the bbc has to be - a negative effect initially on thel bbc and the bbc has to be ready a negative effect initially on the - bbc and the bbc has to be ready for that. i bbc and the bbc has to be ready for that. .. bbc and the bbc has to be ready for that. ., ., that. i disagree with neil again. i don t that. i disagree with neil again. i don t quite that. i disagree with neil again. i don t quite understand - that. i disagree with neil again. i don t quite understand that - i don t quite understand that particular point, lis. something about the story is tawdry, that may well be so, but if there is any tawdry notes, why would it be any business of the bbc if nothing illegal or inappropriate has happened why would any tawdriness. inappropriate, not appropriate in certain circumstances and we do not know the circumstances. i do not quite understand what you a
silenced. against you. it is too easy to be silenced. the press are usually hit by privacy silenced. the press are usually hit by privacy injunctions about stories that once by privacy injunctions about stories that once were commonplace, so what i do that once were commonplace, so what i do know that once were commonplace, so what i do know about the story is that these i do know about the story is that these people went, these parents went to these people went, these parents went to the sun in desperation after not getting any satisfaction about going not getting any satisfaction about going to not getting any satisfaction about going to the bbc and making a very serious going to the bbc and making a very serious complaint. to going to the bbc and making a very serious complaint. serious complaint. to go to the sun. serious complaint. to go to the sun- maybe serious complaint. to go to the sun. maybe they serious complaint. to go to the sun. maybe they are - se