Royal prank should trigger media soul-searching, but not regulation

By Gerard Henderson
December 12 2012 - 8:50am

There is little point in punishing the 2DayFM presenters Michael Christian and Mel Greig, who conducted the hoax call concerning the Duchess of Cambridge's medical condition - or the radio station's management, which apparently endorsed the stunt. However, lessons can be learnt from the incident, which appears to have had the unintended consequence of King Edward VII Hospital nurse Jacintha Saldanha taking her own life.