The media has dragged a small concession from the jaws of censorship. A coalition of British media organisations has won a limited victory in an appeal against restrictions imposed on reporting the Official Secrets Act trial of David Keogh and Leo O'Connor, writes Julie-ann Davies.

The recent Official Secrets Act trial of David Keogh and Leo O'Connor shows how the ‘war on terror’ is used to attack the public’s right to know, writes _Julie-ann Davies_

The real scandal of the white phosphorous story is that it took the media so long to cover it.