Guardian editor angry at jailing of Sarah Tisdall

Title

Guardian editor angry at jailing of Sarah Tisdall

Genre

Interview

TX Date

23 Mar 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:30

Description

Peter Preston, editor of the Guardian newspaper, speaks of his shock at civil servant Sarah Tisdall’s six-month jail sentence after she leaked British Government documents to the paper. He also criticises the court proceedings. Male interviewer not identified.

Further information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Tisdall

Contributors

Peter Preston

Keywords

Legal procedure; Government; Newspapers; Law; Civil servants; Imprisonment; State security; Editors; Missiles; Documents; Sentencing; Guardian; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Sarah Tisdall

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