Reporter: Tabloid agenda driven by sensationalism (AP)

LONDON ? A former reporter says the tabloid news agenda is driven by sensationalism rather than a desire to tell the truth.

Richard Peppiatt said "much of tabloid journalism is not truth-seeking primarily. It's ideologically driven and it's impact-driven."

Peppiatt worked for the downmarket Daily Star but has become a critic of underhanded tabloid practices.

Peppiatt and other journalists are giving evidence to the British media ethics inquiry Tuesday after a week in which celebrities and victims of crime described how their lives had been disrupted by media intrusion.

Prime Minister David Cameron set up the inquiry in response to the scandal that began with illegal eavesdropping by the News of the World tabloid.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/britain/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111129/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_britain_phone_hacking

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