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-   -   News of the World closes (https://britishexpats.com/forum/maple-leaf-98/news-world-closes-724031/)

BristolUK Jul 7th 2011 7:30 pm
News of the World closes
 
Good riddance

Shame about the job losses though.

iaink Jul 7th 2011 7:33 pm
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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.

Almost Canadian Jul 7th 2011 7:40 pm
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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.

Alan2005 Jul 7th 2011 7:42 pm
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I'd read the sun on sunday every now and then if I was in the UK.

Oink Jul 7th 2011 7:47 pm
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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 9481833)
Good riddance

Shame about the job losses though.
I've had it up to here with all the left-wing, Observer reading liberals celebrating the demise of a venerable British institution. Not all of us wasted taxpayer's money reading metaphysics at Oxbridge you know. Sadly to say Sunday morning breakfasts will never be the same. :(

elfman Jul 7th 2011 7:54 pm
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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9481853)
I would like to know why this is good news. There was a demand for its content and now people are upset about it.
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.

BristolUK Jul 7th 2011 7:54 pm
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Child abduction cases reviewed.

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
Good old venerable British institutions.:rolleyes:

Almost Canadian Jul 7th 2011 7:59 pm
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Originally Posted by elfman (Post 9481879)
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.
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.

I am not condoning what they did, it just reminds me of the allegations that the paparrazzi "killed" the Princess of Wales.

Oink Jul 7th 2011 8:00 pm
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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 9481880)
Child abduction cases reviewed.



Good old venerable British institutions.:rolleyes:
Of course that was regrettable but probably down to the pressures that that Aussie-come-Yank wank put on the staff. Too many British institutions are are being forced to shut down. It's political correctness gone mad, again.

JamesM Jul 7th 2011 8:03 pm
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Originally Posted by iaink (Post 9481837)
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.
Agreed.

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.

elfman Jul 7th 2011 8:07 pm
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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9481885)
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.
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.

Oakvillian Jul 7th 2011 8:08 pm
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Originally Posted by iaink (Post 9481837)
Like it wont reappear as the Sun on Sunday in a short while anyway.
I gather that thesunonsunday.co.uk was registered as a domain by an anonymous agent, supposedly at the behest of News International, the day before yesterday.

JamesM Jul 7th 2011 8:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9481885)
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 see a difference.

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.

Oakvillian Jul 7th 2011 8:24 pm
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Originally Posted by elfman (Post 9481897)
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.
The Millie Dowler allegations are potentially the most serious: reports are that the phone hacker hired by NOTW journalists acutally deleted messages from her mailbox when it was full, so that he could make space for further messages to steal. The family was left thinking that Millie herself may still be alive and picking up her messages remotely. That's pretty disgusting, even by the standards of the Dirty Digger.

el_richo Jul 7th 2011 8:32 pm
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David Cameron's damage limitation no doubt


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