Gail Walker, Editor-at-Large: Greenslade's actions are a nail in the coffin of people having faith in objective journalism
The revelation that Roy Greenslade, ex-editor of the Daily Mirror and something of a grandee in London media circles, was a secret admirer of the IRA campaign through his professional life, will have come as much of a surprise to anyone paying attention as the exposure of the Pope as a Catholic and Peter Tatchell as gay. The 'news' had little or no shock value. Sadly, the political bias of Greenslade had become a topic of note throughout his entire career. Only now are some of his more glaring campaigns - such as those against Mairia Cahill, who alleged she'd been raped by an IRA member, and ...
Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk