“[There is a] widespread feeling that newspapers are failing in their duty of truly representing the complexity of some of the most important issues in society.”

— Alan Rusbridger

Alan Rusbridger (2005) in: " Press needs greater scrutiny, says Guardian editor http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005/mar/10/theguardian.pressandpublishing1" on guardian.co.uk, March 10, 2005: cited in: Tony Harcup (2007) The Ethical Journalist. p. 14.
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