TV news film footage must be handed to police

Title

TV news film footage must be handed to police

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

8 Apr 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:44

Description

Tim Crook reports on the judge’s decision that Screen News should hand over film footage of a man, Bernard O’Connell, stabbed to death in Willesden, as television companies have a moral duty to help the police. Managing Director Ken Hayes on his reasons for referring the matter to the court and his disappointment at the outcome.

Contributors

Tim Crook; Ken Hayes

Keywords

Police; Homicide; Mass media; Legal decisions; Television news programmes; Screen News; Willesden; Bernard o’Connell

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