PCC censures paper over 'intrusive' headline
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The Press Complaints Commission has upheld a complaint against the Halifax Courier for an article headlined: "Crossley tycoon: I'm dying."It was decided that the headline breached the clause in the editors' code that prohibits intrusion into grief or shock. The story concerned Nick Crossley, a man with malignant mesothelioma who is suing his former employer for allegedly failing to protect him from exposure to asbestos. He complained to the PCC that the headline was both insensitive and inaccurate. He argued that the paper had "put words into his mouth".
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