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12:29 UK time, Tuesday, 19 March 2013

A service highlighting the riches of the daily press.

The Leveson press regulation deal thrashed out by the three main political parties has clearly caused a stir.

Amid the "fury", "chaos" and "shambles", Paper Monitor has been intrigued by the way the newspaper industry has discussed the vehement response from... well, the newspaper industry.

Almost every paper reports on "the newspapers" as if you're reading the article on a napkin, with most skirting around their own position as if it doesn't affect them.

, states the Guardian.

The Times says the deal "alarms newspapers". And despite no tone of alarm, they do at least admit to being one of those concerned.

Perhaps the cannier angle is to outsource the sense of alarm and outrage.

For the Sun it's ex-cabinet minister Peter Lilley, quoting him with a "Ministry of Truth" splash across the front page, in reference to George Orwell's dystopian 1984.

The Daily Telegraph instead goes transatlantic to display its opinion-by-proxy. .

The Daily Mail bucks the trend somewhat, starting off with a vague "fears grow" before revealing the "fiendishly complex new system".

Perhaps the muted response is down to the fact that a number of national newspapers are seeking legal advice over whether to co-operate with the new press watchdog.

Paper Monitor wonders whether they'll be taking a different tack tomorrow.

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