Another key set of recommendations in the Kent report was designed to protect the editorial independence of the newsroom from the interference of the boardroom through the use of an independent board to hire the editor of the local paper and the establishment of a central press panel which would oversee the independence of the newsroom.
Une autre série de recommandations clés du rapport Kent a été conçue pour protéger l'indépendance éditoriale de la salle de nouvelles contre l'ingérence des administrateurs.