Re: Media making news instead of reporting it

Mike Sullivan was appalled by newspmen who tried to rent a helicopter to test airport security.  I said I agreed with Mike, but that no reputable print journalist would get involved in such antics. From the UK. John Heelan writes: "Unfortunately there are many  journalists working for the UK's gutter press who make their (dis)reputation by indulging in such antics.  In the last year, I can recall journalists posing as servants of the Royal Household, attempting to get onto aircraft carrying sharp implements, conducting sex/drug sting operations on so-called celebrities and so on. Not ethical but sells newspapers!"  RH: John is right, I was appalled by the  newsman who got a job at Buckingham Palace and then published a crude account of the daily life of the royal family.  Whatever happened to him?  The British libel laws are strict, but I do not know about the privacy laws.  The UK has more than its share of gutter press, but I reaffirm my statement about "reputable print journalist".

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