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Standards of local journalism - Dawn Hoskins (28th Apr 2010 - 10:38:24) Having recovered from the biased and incredibly one-sided reporting of the recent parish council / parish clerk debacle - I didn't think the local paper could get any worse!! I have just met with Eve Hope, whose husband has very recently died as most of you will know, to find her in a state of upset and shock. An article has been printed about the courageous son of Mr Pope who is cycling from Lands End to raise money for charity - and then goes on to Mix both families together in the biggest knife and fork job I have ever seen! Do these people not have the brains that God gave them?

Re: Standards of local journalism - Neil (28th Apr 2010 - 11:28:31) FYI I have received an email from the Herald and it was a change done by someone not knowing the full story, there should be an apology in this weeks paper. Neil

Re: Standards of local journalism - jaybee (28th Apr 2010 - 15:05:36) I also was shocked to read the report in last weeks Liphook Herald. I feel that a as well as an apology a large donation to the bike ride [Lands end to John O'Groats] would be appropiate.

Re: Standards of local journalism - barbara (28th Apr 2010 - 16:21:03) A similar thing happened to me, and I had an apology printed after I pointed it out --I think a gesture of a phone call to Mrs Hope or flowers would be in order. A bereavement is very stressful to deal with and to read that she had supposedly remarried in the space of a few months was awful for her, as well as gaining an extra son!

Re: Standards of local journalism - jaybee (28th Apr 2010 - 21:19:21) I have forwarded this thread to the editor of the Herald, we now await his response.

Re: Standards of local journalism - Dawn Hoskins (8th May 2010 - 16:51:11) No apology to Eve Hope yet? Disgraceful...

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