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Recent media coverage of an old love affair of prime minister John Major and rumours of a relationship between his son and a married colleague highlights issues relating both to media ethics and to public ethics. It seems that there is increasing willingness among people who become involved with public figures to make deals with newspapers, and there is no longer any social stigma attached to making revelations of this kind. Some observers now believe that this has gone too far, and that the relatives of public figures should not have to suffer media intrusion into their private lives.
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The recent claims by Jonathan Aitken, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, that the BBC is guilty of 'open partisanship' reflect the defeatist paranoia which is currently affecting the Conservative party. Conservatives have now become convinced that everyone is against them and that the whole of the media is now in complete support of Tony Blair. They are particularly critical of the BBC because it has a statutory duty to 'impartiality.'
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BBC2 transmitted five hours of clips of the worst television programmes. A poll of 40 television critics found that current programmes were the worst made, which could indicate falling standards. Reviews 'The Borgias,' 'Crossroads,' 'Eldorado,' 'Murder on the Moon,' 'Nationwide,' 'The Richard and Judy Show,' 'Sin on Saturday' and 'Triangle.'
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