News of the World phone hacking scandal
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Bangpuss
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I will certainly be buying the first edition of the Sun on Sunday, if only to laugh/scream in anger at the inevitable first editorial, which will be full of contrition, mention the words 'learnt from our mistakes', and pledges to abide by the law, the PCC Code, the Ten Commandments, etc. It will set out its agenda in comically euphemistic and misleading terms, with phrases like 'Quality Journalism' and 'Family Newspaper'.
Interesting times in my parents' household, too. As loyal Sun and (former) NOTW readers, they've been getting by with the Sunday Mirror for the past few months, god bless them. And they will sure make an interesting test case as working class, middle England tabloid devotees, in whether all the negative publicity surrounding News International will make them think twice about going back to Rupert on a Sunday.
One thing's for sure: After a few months, during which sales will be artificially high (just like for the last edition), the Sun on Sunday will be whipping all the other Sunday titles' asses in sales -- aided, most probably, by my parents' loyal custom, no matter how much I nag them.
Interesting times in my parents' household, too. As loyal Sun and (former) NOTW readers, they've been getting by with the Sunday Mirror for the past few months, god bless them. And they will sure make an interesting test case as working class, middle England tabloid devotees, in whether all the negative publicity surrounding News International will make them think twice about going back to Rupert on a Sunday.
One thing's for sure: After a few months, during which sales will be artificially high (just like for the last edition), the Sun on Sunday will be whipping all the other Sunday titles' asses in sales -- aided, most probably, by my parents' loyal custom, no matter how much I nag them.
IdleRich
IdleRich
Depressingly the Sunday Sun is out today... I'd be tempted to buy it to see what it's like but really there is no point. Apparently in the editorial it pledged to be
So business as usual, more shitty celebrity news from the same place as before and people will no doubt keep on pumping money and influence into the Murdoch empire.
Bangpuss
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I did buy the Sunday Sun today, and even by their standards it's a huge pile of turd. It doesn't even have the wit the Sun usually has. By going soft on the front with Amanda Holden, ccombined with largely positive non-stories (and no scoops other than a feature about Luis Suarez' granny that doesn't really count as a scoop other than the fact that they managed to track her down and pay her for an exclusive interview) it's more like a weekly woman's magazine with a huge football section and the odd bit of scaremongering about imminent war with Iran.
The editorial, as predicted, displays the Murdoch spin machine's selective memory in full gush mode. It reminds us of the duty it serves the nation by exposing kit shortages in the armed forces, getting behind campaigns like Help for Heroes, etc. It regurgitates lines from the Sun's first leader column: "This newspaper will not be produced for the politicians or pundits. It will be produced for you." It even shows just enough contrition for the wrongdoings that have been proven at News International, like phone hacking. But it reminds us that those of its team arrested for phone hacking, deleting emails, bribing public officials, etc. are "innocent until proven guilty." Just like they remind us when other people are accused of crimes. Like they did with Chris Jeffries.
Neither does it doesn't mention the racism, homophobia and slew of false/misleading/carefully tailored stories all designed to vilify sections of the population, some of which (and only some) have been flagged up by the PCC and acknowledged in tiny apologies.
The editorial, as predicted, displays the Murdoch spin machine's selective memory in full gush mode. It reminds us of the duty it serves the nation by exposing kit shortages in the armed forces, getting behind campaigns like Help for Heroes, etc. It regurgitates lines from the Sun's first leader column: "This newspaper will not be produced for the politicians or pundits. It will be produced for you." It even shows just enough contrition for the wrongdoings that have been proven at News International, like phone hacking. But it reminds us that those of its team arrested for phone hacking, deleting emails, bribing public officials, etc. are "innocent until proven guilty." Just like they remind us when other people are accused of crimes. Like they did with Chris Jeffries.
Neither does it doesn't mention the racism, homophobia and slew of false/misleading/carefully tailored stories all designed to vilify sections of the population, some of which (and only some) have been flagged up by the PCC and acknowledged in tiny apologies.
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3 million according to Murdoch (UK & Ireland)
crackerjack
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He should've bought more. Gonna take more than 3m to swamp today's news.
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crackerjack
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Yep. Blows a huge hole in the recent fightback by Kavanagh et al.
Also £600k to Charlotte Church is a pretty dramatic and public measure of their depth of their depravity. Only previous cases getting anything like that were the parents of a murdered child and those getting hush money.
edit: Oh yes, and confirmation that Coulson and Brooks were warned back in '06. How could I forget that perjury/contempt (which is it that lying to parliament covers) trial speeding up on the inside lane?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/feb/27/brooks-coulson-phone-hacking-2006
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Bangpuss
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The Evening Standard reports, "Church given £600,000 after being 'sickened and disgusted' by NoW." Now I have frequently been sickened and disgusted by many of Rupert Murdoch's publications, but am yet to receive a penny. Once again, it's one rule for the rich and famous, one rule for the rest of us.
crackerjack
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Ha ha.
Church also makes the most sympathetic celeb witness so far by some distance. Humble background, mother with tragic illness, young, very likeable and immensely fucked over by blackmailing scum.
Also sounds like she won't just take the money and fade away - is apparently looking to sue another paper over invasion of privacy. Good on her.
Church also makes the most sympathetic celeb witness so far by some distance. Humble background, mother with tragic illness, young, very likeable and immensely fucked over by blackmailing scum.
Also sounds like she won't just take the money and fade away - is apparently looking to sue another paper over invasion of privacy. Good on her.
IdleRich
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When are people going to start going to jail for this? Coulson should be first, it's a matter of record that he went to court to testify that there was no more phone hacking and now about fifty people have said that he knew everything about it.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/feb/27/police-cover-up-phone-hacking-leveson
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/feb/27/police-cover-up-phone-hacking-leveson
Bangpuss
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Does anyone here want to pull a stunt with me? I want to hire some billboard space outside News International and paste one of the Sun's Tough Justice/Prison Works headlines on there. Or hire a van and offer porridge to NI hacks as they go to work, to get them ready for jail food.
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Leo
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curious to know if this changes how people in the UK view those (police, government officials) who were taking the bribes? obviously there are some bad apples in every government and police force, but this latest sun situation seems to be laying out a story of systematic corruption. are people shocked and outraged, or cynical enough that they just accept it as the way things are? think there will be any real repercussions on the government or police?