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@Society of Editors: MI5 boss: Balance consequences when reporting on intelligence

Monday, 5 November 2007, 12:30

Journalists are generally reporting on intelligence responsibly by balancing the public interest of reporting against the consequences of disclosing sensitive information, but should not allow the pressures of 24-hour news to change that, the director of MI5 has said.
Speaking at the Society of Editors conference in Manchester, Jonathan Evans, stressed that MI5 cannot know everything. [...]

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