An Ofsted for journalists could raise press standards | Letters

Tim Allen on guarding the guardians of democracy, and David Chan on the need to diversify those who work in the media The press is essential to a healthy democracy (Trust, diversity and independence: three key elements for a thriving press, 1 May). The conventional wisdom is that a "free" press is the guardian of democracy, but I would argue that it is, in fact, an unbiased press that serves that purpose. Should newspapers operate on the basis of neutrality? Perhaps they should be considered a p...