USA Africa Dialogue Series - Journalists Can Break The Law If It's In The Public Interest

Britain's top prosecutor has strongly defended journalists who break the law while they are pursuing a story with a genuine public interest.

Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, said it 'would be very unhealthy if you had a situation where a journalist felt that they needed to go to their lawyer before they pursued any lead or asked any question'.

The DPP said new legal guidelines about cases involving the media, which he sent to prosecutors last year, were drafted to help the Press.........

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2466758/Journalists-break-law--public-rules-Director-Public-Prosecutions.html

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Chidi Anthony Opara is the Publisher of PublicInformationProjects

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