Stephen Glover

Independent readers wanted bad news from Iraq; Mirror readers didn’t

Independent readers wanted bad news from Iraq; Mirror readers didn't

issue 19 April 2003

This was not a good war for newspapers. I am not so much thinking of the journalism. Much of it was excellent, though newspapers are obviously at a disadvantage to 24-hour rolling news channels, which not only provide breaking stories but also analysis from people who surprisingly often know what they are talking about.

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