‘Dangerous precedent’: Tories criticised for £137 fee to report on conference
by Ben Quinn Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6CA6J)
Accreditation fee for journalists criticised in letter from nearly 300 news organisations worldwide
The Conservative party has accused by news organisations from around the world of setting a dangerous precedent" internationally after it introduced a change to report on its annual conference.
The criticism came in a letter signed by nearly 300 news organisations, including the Society of Editors, Foreign Press Association (FPA), News Media Association, Reporters Without Borders and the European Association of News Agencies.
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