I have written before about my contempt for journalists on national papers and their inability to get even the simplest fact right or if they havn’t got any facts just make it up.
Reproduced below are some examples from todays papers to illustrate what I mean.

Daily Mirror,
Mark Hughes has been lured back into management by QPR - with a massive £30million transfer kitty.

The Sun,
QPR expect to name Mark Hughes as their new boss within 24 hours - after promising him a £20million January kitty.

Daily Star,
QPR are on the brink of making Mark Hughes their new boss - and are set to hand him an £8million transfer kitty.

Daily Mail,
Mark Hughes is being offered a £20million transfer kitty by Tony Fernandes to keep QPR in the Premier League.

Daily Express,
Mark Hughes has told QPR he needs £30million to pull them clear of relegation and chase an ambitious list of targets headed by Darren Bent and Didier Drogba.

The Times,
Mark Hughes sounded a note of caution last night over his seemingly imminent appointment as Queens Park Rangers manager, spelling out the need to be persuaded of the club's ambitions when discussions resume today.

The Daily Telegraph,
Mark Hughes, who is expected to be announced as the new manager of Queens Park Rangers today, is planning a raft of signings including the exciting young Brazilian striker Henrique.

The Guardian,
Mark Hughes is set to take over as Queens Park Rangers and has been promised significant funds by the club's owner, Tony Fernandes, to strengthen his squad this month, with the England forward Darren Bent a principal target.

The Independent didn’t even bother with the story.

I can only imagine the effect these varying stories have on the staff at QPR and the fans and if these so called journalists cant even get the facts right on a relatively minor story hidden away on the sports pages what confidence can we have that the reporting of major news stories is any more accurate?

And I wont even go near the disgusting daily revelations at the Levenson enquiry !!