Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA/AlamyColumnist Gerard Baker glossed over the Murdoch press’ criminality in a recent comment piece – and the accusations against his own Editor. Headlined ‘If sanctimonious staff have a veto, the game’s up for Washington Post’, it opened a window into the festering soul of Murdoch journalism. Will Lewis and The Washington Post: ‘Real Journalists Don’t Ignore the Failings of Their Own Industry the Way the UK Press Does’ In the US, reporters on The Washington Post are investigating their own bosses – and their stories get published. What is most revealing about Baker’s case is that he fails entirely to consider the accusations against Lewis and the entire business of UK press criminality. But hey, Baker might say, that’s just ethics – and how can that put money in the pockets of billionaires?

Source: The Times June 25, 2024 12:10 UTC