The News of the world are a bunch of shitbags etc.
As I’m sure you’re aware, allegations have been made that investigators working on behalf of the News of the World hacked into Milly Dowler’s voicemail and wiped some of her voicemails, hampering the investigation into her disappearance.
Jesus shitting Christ.
I suppose we’ll now have all the bullshit from the people who were in charge at the time, suggesting that they could not possibly have known that these methods were being used. That they had absolutely zero fucking idea that this was the method by which they acquired a huge number of their stories. That a NOTW story about Milly Dowler could mention knowing what was on her voicemail without that being a cause for alarm.
‘How come you know what’s on her voicemail? Surely that’s the kind of information only Milly herself could know.’
‘Ummm, we um… er… Oh look! Cheryl Cole’s beaten up a toilet attendant!’
‘Shit! Hold the front page!’
Innocent until proven guilty and all that, but I think it says plenty about the newspapers involved that most people find it quite believable that this happened.
Anyway, while we wait for all the denials and protestations, you can make your own mind up. And if by some chance you think there might be some truth in the allegations, you can always let the NOTW know how you feel.
UPDATE: Mainly due to this post, the News Of The World is now dead.
that is just beyond belief. we all knew NOTW was a shitrag but surely this is the end. unbelievable.
I know. I just wonder what kind of human being can do that/allow that/know about that/defend themselves against that. If you did it, just come clean and take the consequences. You already have a soul made of ashen excrement; don’t make it worse.
WIll you stop reading The Sun now, Ben?
I haven’t read The Sun in ages.
But this is a tricky one: should one stop reading the Sunday Times? The Wall Street Journal? Watching 20th Century Fox Movies? Watching The Simpsons?
Hmmm…
The NOTW can definitely go fuck itself, though.
Apart from the Simpsons I could live without the rest. They can all go fuck themselves.
I’ve always thought how does NOTW get all the breaking news, even footie transfers (never really pick up the rag but I do look forward to their bits every Sunday on the BBC transfer gossip).
fuckers.
Not mine, but saw someone post this yesterday:
RT @simonblackwell: When lining a litter tray with newspaper take care or you might accidentally get some News Of The World on the cat shit.
The buck stops with the Editor – Rebekah Wade: go NOW!
@boot1947
Not yet. The thinking is that there’s a whole load of stuff yet to emerge – especially since the ranks (NoTW / Coulson / Brook) have been broken.
She stays until it all comes out – then she gets the bullet.
Nice depiction of a soulless Murdoch by Steve Bell
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cartoon/2011/jul/06/rupert-murdoch-rebekah-brooks-phone-hacking?CMP=twt_gu
Love how cowardly the politicians are. They know they’ve got shit on them and aren’t willing to risk their ‘good name’ getting tarnished.
The last thing we should let happen is Rebekah Wade’s resignation. If that occurs she’ll simply take all the blame and Murdoch will get to continue his grubby not-so-little empire without ever having to change its unscrupulous working practices. Blaming one person would be the easy way out for News International. ‘She’s gone, PR problem over. Back to to the phone-hacking then. Be a bit more discreet this time lads.’ etc.
Perhaps this is the problem with the Information Age. It only has worth if the information is itself of value. Instead we’re now hacking the voicemails of cops and murdered school-girls for what? What exactly did we get from all this hacking? Were the ‘exclusives’ they brought us worth it? Was it news we couldn’t live without? News worth prejudicing criminal trials over? Exclusives are everything when you have a 24hr news culture. Problem is, the news doesn’t change that fast. Not to sound like a Luddite, but was the world really so bad when we had to wait till 9pm for our news, then read considered opinion/response about it the next morning?
Right now we’re encouraging journalists to sell their souls to bring us misinformed conjecture or criminally acquired scoops. And I bet it’s not just News International either.
So far brands that have pulled all advertising from the News of the World include Halifax, Ford, Vauxhall, Mitsubishi, Virgin, Coca Cola, Morrisons and Marks & Spencer. That’s got to be a first.
Great that so many brands are pulling their ads BUT lets see how many of them have the nerve/balls/morals to not put them back in for Christmas sales
Wow. News of the World is history. Good riddance.
http://www.politicshome.com/uk/article/31458/
well done, ben. now what about the sun.
I love the way the head-honchos always protest they knew nothing about it.
Allow me an analogy:
MD: The client fired us.
CD: Shit, why?
MD: They thought the creative work was crap.
CD: Really? I didn’t actually see any of it.
MD: Me neither.
CD: Want me to fire the Head of Copy?
MD: Yes, please.
http://www.spectator.co.uk/essays/7075673/what-the-papers-wont-say.thtml
The Sunday Sport is a quality read http://www.sundaysport.com/