Life for the regional press agencies is tough.
With rates stuck in another century, and the consolidation of newspapers into a handful of powerful groups, it can be difficult to make a living.
But that doesn’t excuse the behaviour of Wessex News, which has been banned by The Sun for lifting stories from regional newspaper web sites.
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For news agencies to follow up other journalists’ stories is one thing, but copying them word for word and trying to sell them on is a long way over the line.
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