The North West news today includes a story about the Hillsborough
disaster because Harry Arnold, the reporter who wrote the original
article claims he was 'aghast' when he read that the title was 'The
Truth'. He says that he wrote about allegations and it was a version of
the truth. His article had been written in a 'fair and balanced way'.
It was only a 'version' of the truth. So what kind of truth had
Liverpool fans urinating on a police officer? How much truth was there
in writing about stealing money from dead people?
This
version of the truth intrigued me. Let me use my imagination. Somebody
spoke to Harry who said these things had happened and Harry thought it
possible that the allegations were true. He looked to corroborate the
stories and as they were made up he found no support. However the
allegations had still been made and were worthy of the Sun newspaper.
Harry's only problem was that it was one person telling him this and the
evidence was not reliable.
Harry blames Kelvin
McKenzie for writing the headline. I think Harry has to think long and
hard about his own culpability. It wasn't a version of the truth Harry.
It was lies. Don't just regret the headline, apologise for the article.
Maybe Harry does apologise. I'll have to watch the BBC 1 programme on
Sunday evening and who knows, maybe we will learn more about a cover-up
on Wednesday when official papers will be released.
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Hillsborough - Searching for the Truth was on TV last night. There were many harrowing reports but I didn't feel we were any closer to the truth I am not confident that we will be closer to the truth even when the independent panel of experts gives its report on Wednesday. It would be nice to think that the cover-up had stopped and that includes a response from the Sun's editor.
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