What the press commentators are saying...

Stephen Glover in The Independent derides the hype surrounding Panorama's "damp squib" investigation into football "bungs", accusing the press of being too willing to accept the BBC's pre-screening briefings. After several weeks of silence Glover also returns to the Telegraph group's problems, pointing out that the editors launched "a counter-coup" to see off a proposal by the ceo, Murdoch MacLennan, that Will Lewis, the managing director (editorial), should be given the power to hire and fire staff. He also offers a solution to the group's problems! Cristina Odone in The Guardian takes a hard look at The Spectator's content and argues that the editor, Matthew d'Ancona, risks upsetting its "fragile ecosystem" if he includes "one too many pedestrian pieces by a celebrity, or one too many advertorials". In the same paper, Emily Bell, reminds us - and the BBC's governors - that impartiality is the Corporation's strongest suit. (Via The Independent and The Guardian)