Ledley deliberately paused for a moment, adopting the interrogation method of the Police Intelligence Department: "Almost every newspaper in the country has such a column, The Times has it, The Morning Post has it, and the Chronicle Morning Paper has it too. It gives ordinary people a chance to voice their opinions, and no one denies this. But the issue is…"
Ledley tapped the table, his tone suddenly turning sharp: "While you cannot control what readers write, you can control whether it gets published!"
Yang lifted his eyes, his brows almost furrowing into a knot.
"If these letters were received by The Times," Ledley continued: "They would delete those letters that are evidently false. No matter how sensational or how much they could boost sales, as long as the content is not factual, Thomas Barnes would never let it go to print. Because they know, press freedom is not freedom to fabricate!"
Yang wanted to argue: "Our editorial principles are…"
