News Analysis: Scandals Redefine Rules for the Press in Europe

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Scandals Redefine Rules for the Press in Europe

While Britain reassesses the balance between press freedom and privacy, France is grappling with the consequences of its tradition of protecting the powerful.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/world/europe/10press.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

A widening phone-hacking scandal is prompting a broad reassessment of the balance between press freedom and privacy in Britain, even as France grapples with the consequences of its tradition of protecting the powerful.