[Spencer]

Given the spokesperson at the news conference went on to accuse Sky News and ITV News of ‘trying to sell more papers’, I do hope someone has double-checked that that’s definitely who they meant.

You need to read the statement closely. It initially referred to “the press and members of the public” before going on to criticise both Sky News and ITV. The statement then said that they [the press] had “taken it upon themselves to run stories about us to sell papers and increase their [the media, such as Sky News or ITV] own profits”.
It’s a very carefully and cleverly worded statement that hits out at the media. It’s constructed in a way that weaves a narrative and blames both the press and the broadcast media.

Fair point, and I’ve now read it in full. What I saw on TV, however, had been clipped to a soundbite which, without the full context, changed the meaning, and my understanding of part of the statement.

And I guess this further raises issues about the responsibilities of broadcasters in such circumstances.