January 25, 2012

A former News of the World editor explains why he continued to use someone as a source after police deemed him an unreliable witness:

“Most of the people I deal with would be regarded as unreliable witnesses. I’ve had front page splashes from crack addicts.”

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Steve Myers was the managing editor of Poynter.org until August 2012, when he became the deputy managing editor and senior staff writer for The Lens,…
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