SUBTERFUGE BY PRESS
Ruling in Britain (K.Z. Preu Aisn^—Copyright) ( LONDON, April 16. The British Press Council , has ruled that a newspapet la justified in using subterfuge to expose public scan- , dais or crime. The council, which acts as a watchdog over press 1 ethics but has no legal powers, issued its ruling in 1 the case of a “Daily Mail” reporter who posed as a tramp i to investigate suspected abuses at a London hostel for , vagrants. His report was critical of the way the centre was run. One “Daily Mail” reader complained to the council ’ that the reporter should have inspected the hostel openly and without deception, but 1 the council upheld the contention of the editor, Mr David English, that the subterfuge was necessary, legitimate and in the public inter- ■ est
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32893, 17 April 1972, Page 18
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