Who decides what you read in a newspaper?

An editorial charter is on the cards for Independent News and Media. Michael Clifford looks at where this leaves freedom of the press

WHO decides what you read in a newspaper? Is the traditional role of the editor under attack in Ireland’s biggest media company?

Recently, it was revealed that a new editorial charter is to be introduced at Independent News and Media (INM), publisher of the Sunday Independent, the Irish Independent, the Irish Daily Star, the Sunday World, and a host of regional newspapers.