Quote Originally Posted by fresh_an_funky_design
Quote Originally Posted by alsynthe
since when did them being a broadsheet not allow them to lie????? every newspaper over emphasises the truth.
i might be wrong but i think broadsheet papers arn't allowed to lie by law,
Broadsheet papers can print anything they want. As can (and as do) tabloids. They just run the risk of being sued for libel.

But they can be hideously factually incorrect, distort details as much as they please etc...

The government can in exceptional circumstances issue orders preventing the press from reporting certain issues, and people can apply for injunctions preventing papers from publishing details of their private lives.

The press are in the business of selling papers at the end of the day. Sensationalising issues such as these sells papers.