APPENDIX 92
Memorandum submitted by Sara Grinnell
My name is Sara Grinnell and I had reason to
complain about the conduct of my local paper in January, 2001
to the Press Complaints Commission, they recently wrote to me
with regard to your inquiry.
I feel compelled to write to you and explain
my experience. I have nothing but praise for the Commission, they
dealt with my complaint with efficiency and great compassion.
Although the outcome of my complaint was satisfactory, I feel
the Commission should be given greater power to bring to account
Reporters and the papers they work for. I had hoped the paper
in question would be more sensitive after my complaint, however
they have gone on to report on other tragic deaths with inaccuracies
and certainly no thought to grieving relatives. If anything comes
of this inquiry, I would dearly hope that it provides the Commission
with more power to prevent other families having their lives splashed
all over the papers when they are trying desperately to learn
to live with the tragedy that has befallen them.
3 February 2003
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