Background information for students
The Daily Telegraph is believed to have paid a large sum of money for the information it
revealed in May 2009 about expenses claimed by UK MPs. Although there were already
plans to make public the amount of MPs’ expense claims, this would not have revealed
as much detail as the Telegraph printed. The Telegraph claimed the story was a triumph
for old-style journalism, which involved days of research by a team of journalists.
Circulation of the Telegraph increased while this story was running.
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