Try, Try and Try Again
The interminable legal wrangle over the non-release of the Balen report seems to hinge on whether it’s covered by an exemption from the FOI act on the grounds of being “for the purposes of journalism.” The argument over whether ‘for the purposes of’ is the same as ‘actual’ journalism seems like dancing on the head of a pin. Why does the BBC want to keep it secret? Surely it can … Continue reading