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Written by Jonathan Walker   
Wednesday, 22 October 2008 21:21
Okay, it's a bit of a naughty headline. But they have increased the number of press officers employed by the civil service.

Sir Gus O'Donnell, cabinet secretary and head of the Home Civil Service, today defended an increase in the number of press officers in government and said the increase was a response to the 1,600 political bloggers in the UK.

Source: www.journalism.co.uk.

Bloggers - you are creating jobs for hacks, or former hacks at least. Keep it up.

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