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Information and translations of dispatches in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Dispatches was excellent but probably didnt affect trend. Apr 07, 2014 channel 4 investigative journalism series dispatches has provided ample evidence of the fact that journalism can make a difference over the last year or so. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health,religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation.
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