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The Post’s Erik Wemple comments on a survey reporting how many people in the U.K. believe that the so-called “phone-hacking” scandal has damaged media credibility: “The number is just 58 percent. Just what is that other 42 percent thinking? That the phone-hacking scandal has enhanced the credibility of the British press?” The study shows an interesting difference in how trustworthy each medium is judged to be, writes Adweek’s Emma Bazilian. TV is the most trusted source in the U.K.; newspapers in the U.S. || Related: “Thriving cottage industry” of lawbreaking involved at least 28 News International employees (The Independent) | Daily Mail publisher says its reporters never eavesdropped on voice mail (Press Gazette)
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6 of 10 people in U.K. say phone-hacking scandal has hurt press credibility
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