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#Trafigura: BBC concedes to Trafigura; truth will never be tested in court of law

Dec 17th, 2009

So, if you blinked you might have missed it, but BBC Newsnight tonight began its programme with an apology for allegations about oil trader Trafigura that it now retracts. But Newsnight’s original claims were never tested in a court of law: the BBC conceded in the face of Trafigura’s libel action, by agreeing to pay [...]

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Obnoxious people have the right to freedom of speech too, don’t they?

Oct 19th, 2009

How on earth to balance freedom of speech as outlined in the European Convention of Human Rights with the moderation of obnoxious and damaging views?
Channel 4 News has just neatly illustrated this conflict which lies at the heart of two very high profile UK stories this week:
Jon Snow was interviewing, among others, John Kampfner, chief [...]

Tags: bbc, bnp, john kampfner, nightjack, simon singh, trafigura

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