'Under the veil of investigative journalism'

'Under the veil of investigative journalism'

When my colleague Mollie Simpson started reporting on the strange goings on at the University of Greater Manchester early this year, she was met with a wall of denial. Via a "media relations consultant" who used to be the editor of a local newspaper, the university hit back. At times, they went further than denials and suggested that our reporting was baseless, or even dishonest. University statements sent to us by the media relations consultant…