News of the World closes
#2
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Like it wont reappear as the Sun on Sunday in a short while anyway. Its just window dressing. Murdocks probably been looking for an excuse to streamline operations for a while. Doubt there will be many joblosses when all is said and done.
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I would like to know why this is good news. There was a demand for its content and now people are upset about it. Did those people express concerns when the Squidgygate tapes came out?
Those that read the paper are not without blame. Hypocrisy 101. This is not aimed at any of the above posters I just find the crocodile tears aspect of it nauseating.
Those that read the paper are not without blame. Hypocrisy 101. This is not aimed at any of the above posters I just find the crocodile tears aspect of it nauseating.
Last edited by Almost Canadian; Jul 7th 2011 at 7:44 pm.
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I'd read the sun on sunday every now and then if I was in the UK.
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#6
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Was there really a demand for NOTW journalists to violate the privacy of grieving military families and the relatives of murdered children? The public reaction to the latest revelations suggests not.
#7
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Child abduction cases reviewed.
Good old venerable British institutions.
Police officers investigating phone hacking by the News of the World are turning their attention to examine every high-profile case involving the murder, abduction or attack on any child since 2001 in response to the revelation that journalists from the tabloid newspaper hacked into the voicemail messages of the murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler.The move is a direct response to the Guardian's exclusive story on Monday that a private investigator working for the News International tabloid, Glenn Mulcaire, caused Milly's parents to wrongly believe she was still alive
#8
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Are celebrities/members of the Royal Family not entitled to the same privacy as grieving military families and relatives of murdered children? Personally, I don't see the difference. Either we all are, or we all are not.
I am not condoning what they did, it just reminds me of the allegations that the paparrazzi "killed" the Princess of Wales.
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Trying to draw a line under it and effectively just streamling and coming up with a way to increase profits.
They should be prosecuting more people and hopefully they do.
I feel sorry for the 100 or so staff but I hope this turns into a real kick in the balls for Murdoch's empire.
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The number of people that bought the paper would suggest otherwise.
Are celebrities/members of the Royal Family not entitled to the same privacy as grieving military families and relatives of murdered children? Personally, I don't see the difference. Either we all are, or we all are not.
Are celebrities/members of the Royal Family not entitled to the same privacy as grieving military families and relatives of murdered children? Personally, I don't see the difference. Either we all are, or we all are not.
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Celebrities make their money out of being in the spotlight where as grieving families don't have a choice.
I also think Jo Public has a right to know what the Royal's are getting upto at their expense.
However telephone conversations are between two people and should be kept that way unless under criminal investigation. Simillar to email and text. The phone hacking has gone to far when you are hacking into a phone of a missing person and deleting their message's giving people hope that they are still out there.
Last edited by JamesM; Jul 7th 2011 at 8:11 pm.
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The NOTW's sizeable circulation is not really relevant - since the backlash and the boycott calls started the moment the allegations about the Milly Dowler and Soham families became known. It's pretty clear that the NOTW crossed a line: people do want to know which celebrities are screwing each other but they do not want ordinary members of the public who have suffered tragic events to be targeted, possibly because the average punter knows that he/she will never be member of the royal family or film star, but they could very possibly be the victim of tragedy and would not want to suffer the same distressing attention from the tabloids.