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Thread #103238 Message #2100745
Posted By: Folkiedave
12-Jul-07 - 12:02 PM
Thread Name: Press coverage. A double-edged sword?
Subject: RE: Press coverage. A double-edged sword?
During the last miner's strike the riot at Orgreave was depicted as miners chucking stones at the police and the police charging on horseback.
Actually it happened precisely the opposite way around.
When the police came to give evidence at Sheffield Crown Court - the miners' barrister pointed this out and they werefound not guilty.
At Sidmouth a few years ago I was there with the Sheffield Giants and I wrote a press piece that they could just copy. They did - even to the bit where I had suggested a number of quotes.