Sunday 23 May 2010
Entrapment is a perfectly valid tool
"It wasn't the best story in the world, but it wasn't a terrible one"
Actually, it wasn't a story at all. The paper used some pretty sleazy methods to get a lead (the FA head thinks Spanish and Russian football officials might be cheats and crooks) then ran the lead as if it were a news story. Well, I mean, like, you know, that was easier than actually following up on the lead, innit?
I do like bribery stings better, though: they let the journalist commit crimes (attempted bribery) with impunity. It helps with the feeling that journalists are (or a least should be) above the law.
"It wasn't the best story in the world, but it wasn't a terrible one"
Actually, it wasn't a story at all. The paper used some pretty sleazy methods to get a lead (the FA head thinks Spanish and Russian football officials might be cheats and crooks) then ran the lead as if it were a news story. Well, I mean, like, you know, that was easier than actually following up on the lead, innit?
I do like bribery stings better, though: they let the journalist commit crimes (attempted bribery) with impunity. It helps with the feeling that journalists are (or a least should be) above the law.
# posted by Had It in Holland Park @ 22:57 
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