Bedford Independent co-founder appointed to press regulator code committee
Bedford Independent has been appointed to the Code Committee of independent press regulator IMPRESS.
The appointment is part of the regulator’s ongoing commitment to setting out clear editorial and ethical values in its standards code.
“I am very proud to have been appointed to the IMPRESS Code Committee, especially at a time when media ethics and accuracy are more important than ever,” said Paul.
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Bedford Independent is a proud member of IMPRESS, putting its standards code at the forefront of our reporting, so our readers know what they read is fair, accurate and in the public interest.”
Over a lengthy career in journalism Roy Greenslade has written millions of words. But a handful out of a 4,000-word article in the British Journalism Review (and The Sunday Times) explaining his support for Irish republicanism and the IRA have now cast a shadow over all that went before.
In the piece, he talks about his friendship with Pat Doherty, who has been named in parliament as a former member of the Provisional IRA.
He states: “From very early on in our friendship [with Doherty and his wife], we four found ourselves in complete agreement about the right of the Irish people to engage in armed struggle.