is it just the british press that can get away with that?

i know its not allowed in the united states of fatbarstards (who have far better newspapers than us) but i wonder if its allowed in other western countries.

Posted By: Tombs on September 7th 2010 at 14:21:41

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lol rooney (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Sep 7, 14:10:47
- Divorce will cost him a pretty penny (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 7, 14:13:03
- "A source said" = "I just made this up" (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 7, 14:12:04
  - I do like how they slunk in a sweary (General Chat) - jayson blair, Sep 7, 14:26:08
  - no i c&p'd it, wouldnt put it past the vile little creature though (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Sep 7, 14:13:47
    - Not you, the journalist (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 7, 14:18:32
      - is it just the british press that can get away with that? (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 7, 14:21:41
        
        I'm guessing it's sort of slander by proxy (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 7, 14:28:03
        
        pass legislation that makes it compulsory for all quotes to be attributable? (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 7, 14:30:19
        
        On balance, I don't think so (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 7, 14:40:19
        
        good point... (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 7, 14:51:24
        
        You're forgetting the National Enquirer (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 7, 14:24:03
        
        that is a supermarket magazine (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 7, 14:26:27
        
        Splitting hairs (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 7, 14:30:23
        
        orville will not be best pleased with you sir. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Sep 7, 14:49:09
        
        i am not splitting haris at all, i am merely pointing out that the mainstream press in the (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 7, 14:34:20
        
        ouch! (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 7, 14:37:26
        
        that has been nominated for a Pulitzer (General Chat) - jayson blair, Sep 7, 14:30:06
        
        but the mainstream press i the us attribute quotes do they not? (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 7, 14:32:21
        
        kind of but not always (General Chat) - jayson blair, Sep 7, 14:41:32
        
        nice to see you got mentioned in dispatches (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 7, 14:49:24
        
        i'm infamous, me. (n/m) (General Chat) - jayson blair, Sep 7, 15:08:13

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