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Reasons to Keep Politicians away from Media Legislation!

IRE60 · 2012-12-12 12:37:36

If you ever wanted a reason to keep Politicians at a “safe distance” from legislating for the media then today’s article in the Guardian and the full article in the telegraph are a compelling reason. I appreciate that the digging match is across the pond – but it shows the potential pitfalls if a clear division is not…

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If you ever wanted a reason to keep Politicians at a “safe distance” from legislating for the media then today’s article in the Guardian and the full article in the telegraph are a compelling reason.
I appreciate that the digging match is across the pond – but it shows the potential pitfalls if a clear division is not created.

Guardian Link

Telegraph Link

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Nothing like a common adversary (the threat of press regulation implemented by legislation) to unite the Guardian and Telegraph which would normally be poles apart on most issues.

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