Scottish Newspapers Accused of Shirking Investigative Duties Lockerbie Trial Cited by Former Un Monitor As Prime Example of Reporters Failing to Ask Right Questions Lockerbie Trial Cited by Former Un Monitor As Prime Example of Reporters Failing to Ask Right Questions Journalism: Standards Attacked

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WHEN readers are asked what they want more of in newspapers the answer is often great, jaw-dropping scoops. Yet investigative reporting - the discipline behind many such stories - is increasingly seen by many newspaper executives as too expensive to bother with.

This is certainly the view of Professor Hans Kochler, the former UN monitor of the Lockerbie trial, who has attacked the Scottish media for its coverage of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi's continuing appeals against his conviction.

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Scottish Newspapers Accused of Shirking Investigative Duties Lockerbie Trial Cited by Former Un Monitor As Prime Example of Reporters Failing to Ask Right Questions Lockerbie Trial Cited by Former Un Monitor As Prime Example of Reporters Failing to Ask Right Questions Journalism: Standards Attacked

Kochler believes Scottish journalists are becoming unwilling to question the establishment version of events and work under editors and executives who refuse to finance proper reporting. He says he has a list of publications and journalists he believes have faile...

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