Blair Likens News Media to 'Feral Beast'
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LONDON, June 12 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair said  Tuesday that the news media, driven by increasing competition and pressure from fast-changing technology, have largely abandoned impartial reporting in favor of sensation, shock and controversy, which he said demoralizes public servants and badly...
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One British newspaper on Thursday quoted a remark made by Prime Minister Tony Blair to London Mayor Ken Livingstone that "everyone would say 'fantastic' when we won the Olympics, then you'd have six years of complaining."
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Tony Blair says the modern media reduces the capacity for people  "to take the right decisions for the country".
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LONDON -- In a parting salvo at media that alternately defined and savaged his administration, British Prime Minister Tony Blair accused journalists yesterday of abandoning accuracy and objectivity in favor of scandal and controversy on a scale which "literally overwhelms" public discourse.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair described his disgust at photos showing abuse of Iraqi civilians, as news of the courts martial of soldiers accused of carrying out the abuse stunned and shamed the nation.
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Media & professional: Tony Blair spoke to Rupert Murdoch three times in 10 days in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday the military would not tolerate any abuse of Iraqi prisoners as new graphic photos depicting alleged mistreatment of detainees blared across the front pages of British newspapers.
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Freedom of information laws coming into force on Saturday are set to pose British Prime Minister Tony Blair a fresh test over Iraq as a newspaper tries to unearth his legal case for war.
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European papers are horrified by images of British troops allegedly abusing Iraqi prisoners and consider the implications for Britain's image abroad and Tony Blair's standing at home.
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LONDON, June 12--Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday said the news media, driven by increasing competition and pressure from fast-changing technology, has largely abandoned impartial reporting in favor of sensation, shock and controversy, which he said demoralizes public servants and badly serve...
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Photographs that appear to show British soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners were published Wednesday by newspapers in Britain, setting off a new debate about this country's role in the war. Prime Minister Tony Blair condemned the images as "shocking and appalling."
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has reacted to a barrage of criticism from politicians, analysts and national newspapers for considering a US request to deploy troops in Baghdad.
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Britain's press was divided after Prime Minister Tony Blair's annual speech to the Labour Party conference, some giving him credit for admitting the intelligence was wrong over Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction, while others slated him for refusing to apologise over the war in Iraq.
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Britain does not want "hate-mongers" -- people coming to live in the country must conform to its tolerant values, Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Friday.Comment
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The public service broadcaster said its report related to an e-mail between confidants of Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair called for a &quot;complete renaissance&quot; of the global approach to tackling extremism, with as much emphasis on &quot;soft&quot; power as military might.
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Security was stepped up around parliament and Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed to urgently review safety after hunting supporters broke in during a debate on banning foxhunting with hounds.