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October 3, 2012

Clegg attacked over ‘highly damaging’ claim that newspapers are like ‘desperate’ animals

By Andrew Pugh

Regional press body the Newspaper Society has criticised Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg over his “highly damaging” remarks made at the Lib Dem conference last week – when he compared the press to “desperate" animals.

Adrian Jeakings, the society’s president and chief executive of newspaper group Archant, is now seeking a meeting with Clegg to discuss his comments.

Clegg made the remarks when questioned on the future of press regulation in the UK, blaming declining circulation figures for the behaviour of the press.

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