"A few bad apples,” but if left unchecked, it rots the entire institution.
Over this past few weeks we have had the press exposing our members of Parliament over their expenses, everyone of the papers stuck the boot in, they did the right thing as it was all in the public interest.
We now have the situation where we have members of the press breaking journalistic codes and the trust of their confidential sources and giving statements to the police in view to convictions, this has been exposed in a court case, will any of their brothers and sisters of the press report on this ? we will have to wait and see.
Most of the transgressors are members of the NUJ, a confidential source has contacted the NUJ in Dublin and requested they investigate a named member, now there are more journalists names to add to the list. It is now time for the NUJ and the press to sort their own house out.
We now have the situation where we have members of the press breaking journalistic codes and the trust of their confidential sources and giving statements to the police in view to convictions, this has been exposed in a court case, will any of their brothers and sisters of the press report on this ? we will have to wait and see.
Most of the transgressors are members of the NUJ, a confidential source has contacted the NUJ in Dublin and requested they investigate a named member, now there are more journalists names to add to the list. It is now time for the NUJ and the press to sort their own house out.
It's up to the press and the union to protect the many good and trusted members out there.
It has become a case of " Pot & Kettle"
