Paper censured for failing to include denial in Diana story – The Guardian

Posted December 1st, 2008 in defamation, news, royal family by sally

“The former royal butler, Paul Burrell, yesterday accused the News of the World of demonstrating a ‘publish and damn the truth’ mentality after the Press Complaints Commission censured the newspaper over a front-page story that he boasted of having sex with Diana, Princess of Wales. In a ruling published in the News of the World, the commission upheld Burrell’s claim that the newspaper’s failure to include his denial of the story could have misled readers.”

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The Guardian, 1st December 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk