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Evening Standard using Muslim anger to sell newspapers in Walthamstow

Written by Martin Belam
Published 21 August, 2006
Categories: Evening Standard, Media, Walthamstow

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In the West End on Friday Evening Standard billboards were leading on the Heather Mills divorce saga. In Walthamstow it was a different story. The fact that Jack Lefley's "Community leaders blame foreign policy for anger" article was only ~250 words long, and was buried on page 10 of the paper, didn't stop the Evening Standard using it as their main sales thrust in E17.

Posted by Martin Belam, August 21, 2006
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