Football corruption is exposed,the insanity of US gun laws is confirmed – yet things carry on just as they areAt times like these, I remember the words of a friend and colleague from more than 20 years ago. He was covering the Bosnia war, or risking his life to do so. Why was he doing it? “Because once the world knows,it will have to act. Once people know, they’ll demand action.”That, or though reporters say it aloud only rarely,is the unstated premise and promise – of all journalism. It’s the working assumption of our trade. And sometimes it works. Witness final week’s detailed Guardian report of the bullying of a young Conservative activist who eventually took his own life. Within hours of that information fitting public, the party felt it had to act: former chairman Grant Shapps was out. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com