Monday, 30 June 2014

GRATUITOUS INSULTS NOT A PRACTICE OF ETHICAL JOURNALISM (Letter to HB Today, July 1)

Incredulity is, I suppose, the best reaction a newspaper can hope for in its readers and it’s certainly what I felt when Peter Butler’s letter (June 24) was drawn to my attention. However, publication of gratuitous insults against any individual, let alone one like Di Petersen who has earned great respect from the community which Peter Butler was elected to serve, is not a practice of ethical journalism.   

His letter should never have made it into print and I hope that by now both you and Peter Butler have apologised to Mrs Petersen.

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