The Times ignores phone hacking, then blames ‘journalism’ for News International’s shocking practices Telegraph Blogs
The main leader in the Times today is headed “The Practice of Journalism”. That’s a brazen choice of title, given that what follows is one of the most dishonest, misleading and badly written pieces of journalism I’ve read in a long time.
In summary, The Times is accusing British journalism in general of the scummy practices that are the hallmark of its parent company, News International, which is accused of hacking into the voicemail of Milly Dowler and, possibly, those of the parents of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.
The great Murdoch spin control machine groans into action.