[Update] The News Corp scandal
26-02-2012, 20:33
|
#1471
|
|
cf.mega poster
Join Date: Sep 2011
Services: 3 phone lines, 100mb broadband, and TV x2 (including one Tivo)
Posts: 2,128
|
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggy J
I suggest we try not to muddy this thread with off topic personal digs..
|
Sorry Maggy, but that was not intended as a personal dig at all.
|
|
|
|
27-02-2012, 11:10
|
#1472
|
|
Permanently Banned
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Radio Cairo, Hampstead, London
Services: 100 MB Broadband, XL Tv, Sky Sports and Movies HD, all other prenium channels, 3 TIVO, 2 V HD
Posts: 2,937
|
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim Deegan
Well I thought that someone like you would stick to their principles, and make sacrifices to do so.  |
The trouble it that they charge for their Website, and they hold the lions share of the Movies and Sports rights!
|
|
|
|
|
27-02-2012, 11:12
|
#1473
|
|
Virgin Media Staff
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Manchester
Services: Virgin Media TiVo, XL TV, XXL Broadband
Posts: 13,730
|
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
Oops
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...yments-leveson
Quote:
|
Hours after Rupert Murdoch's defiant gamble of launching a Sunday edition of the Sun, the head of the police investigations into illegal behaviour by journalists spelled out startling details of what she called a "culture of illegal payments" at the title.
|
__________________
I am always right.....except when I'm not  All views are my own - so there!
|
|
|
|
|
27-02-2012, 11:16
|
#1474
|
|
Permanently Banned
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Radio Cairo, Hampstead, London
Services: 100 MB Broadband, XL Tv, Sky Sports and Movies HD, all other prenium channels, 3 TIVO, 2 V HD
Posts: 2,937
|
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
Quote:
Originally Posted by BenMcr
|
Do I see the the closure of The Sun and The Sun on Sunday pretty soon?
|
|
|
|
|
27-02-2012, 11:44
|
#1475
|
|
Still alive and smiling
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: denphone HQ , Deepest Devon.
Services: XL BB, 2 Tivo's, XL TV.
Posts: 21,097
|
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Fry
Do I see the the closure of The Sun and The Sun on Sunday pretty soon? |
The simple answer to that is no.
__________________
I am not certain of the hereafter. Frankly, I'm not all that certain of the here. 
|
|
|
|
|
27-02-2012, 11:58
|
#1476
|
|
Permanently Banned
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Radio Cairo, Hampstead, London
Services: 100 MB Broadband, XL Tv, Sky Sports and Movies HD, all other prenium channels, 3 TIVO, 2 V HD
Posts: 2,937
|
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone
The simple answer to that is no.
|
Which is a great shame, it make the UK a better place 
|
|
|
|
|
27-02-2012, 12:04
|
#1477
|
|
Still alive and smiling
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: denphone HQ , Deepest Devon.
Services: XL BB, 2 Tivo's, XL TV.
Posts: 21,097
|
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
Some interesting stuff coming out in the Leveson Inquiry as the evidence suggests network of corrupt officials.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17173438
__________________
I am not certain of the hereafter. Frankly, I'm not all that certain of the here.
|
|
|
|
|
27-02-2012, 12:17
|
#1478
|
|
Shinigami & Wing
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Worthing
Age: 56
Services: VM 10M SHUB thingy
in modem mode
XL TV and phone
Posts: 4,512
|
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Fry
Do I see the the closure of The Sun and The Sun on Sunday pretty soon? |
No. You must give me the name of your oculist so I can be sure to avoid him.
__________________
The difference between combat and sport is that in combat you bury the guy who comes in second. - Unidentified navy SEAL.
|
|
|
|
|
27-02-2012, 13:45
|
#1479
|
|
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: between Portsmouth and Southampton.
Age: 60
Services: VM XL TV,20 MB VM BB,VM landline.
Posts: 34,539
|
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone
|
Quote:
|
News Corporation chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch issued a statement insisting the practices were "ones of the past, and no longer exist at the Sun".
|
Of course he would..However he has said he was unaware of such practices at the time so how can we be sure that it won't happen again? Just what has he done to ensure it won't happen again?
---------- Post added at 14:45 ---------- Previous post was at 14:42 ----------
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17178550
Quote:
Charlotte Church says she was "sickened and disgusted" by what she discovered during her legal action against News International over phone hacking.
Ms Church and her parents have agreed damages and costs of £600,000 with News Group Newspapers - publishers of the defunct News of the World.
The High Court heard the singer's phone was hacked when she was 16 years old.
|
I suppose we should be pleased that they waited until she was 16.
__________________
 Bold=Mod possibly.One is a roar the other is a whisper BUT they both count.
|
|
|
|
|
27-02-2012, 13:54
|
#1480
|
|
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Mar 2004
Age: 26
Posts: 19,701
|
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
New e-mails show that Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson were warned in 2006 of phone hacking by staff at NOTW.
|
|
|
|
|
27-02-2012, 15:53
|
#1481
|
|
Warrington Wolves
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: In a world of pain killers
Services: Phone, Broadband and Tivo's with everything
Posts: 12,921
|
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Fry
Which is a great shame, it make the UK a better place |
why
__________________
All views expressed by me on this forum are my own, and do not in any way reflect the views of VirginMedia.
|
|
|
|
27-02-2012, 17:36
|
#1482
|
|
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Glasgow
Services: SkyHD and Broadband
Posts: 7,972
|
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone
|
Journalists pay people for information. One of the biggest media organisations had a large number of sources.
Hardly earth shattering news. 
Does anyone think this has stopped in any way?
__________________
Parkrun. Free weekly timed 5km runs throughout the UK
|
|
|
|
|
28-02-2012, 07:45
|
#1483
|
|
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Mar 2004
Age: 26
Posts: 19,701
|
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
Quote:
Originally Posted by Derek
Journalists pay people for information. One of the biggest media organisations had a large number of sources.
Hardly earth shattering news.
Does anyone think this has stopped in any way? |
I think there is a difference between paying for a tip-off or certain information and maintaining a network of sources, some in sensitive posts, to provide you with a stream of information. The former would suggest a system were corruption can be exposed, the latter would suggest a system whereby those sources would routinely seek out information that they could sell to the paper. The former would led to stories like the expenses scandal whereas the latter would lead to minor stories about celebrities having children, getting arrested or having health issues. It leads to photographers being present at the arrest of a public figure.
I think the more interesting story from yesterday was the executives being aware of phone hacking as early as 2006. If you remember back in 2008 when this story first broke and was subsequently denied by News International in very strong terms, accusing The Guardian of misleading the public. The NOTW and Brooks called for the editor to resign and yet they knew all along it was true. The police spent a matter of hours looking at the new evidence and said there wasn't any. Suddenly, the same evidence has led to one of the biggest police operations ever with many arrests and many to come.
I still want to see senior police officers, those who decided not to go after News International, investigated.
|
|
|
|
|
28-02-2012, 08:07
|
#1484
|
|
Permanently Banned
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Radio Cairo, Hampstead, London
Services: 100 MB Broadband, XL Tv, Sky Sports and Movies HD, all other prenium channels, 3 TIVO, 2 V HD
Posts: 2,937
|
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirius
why
|
Because they are both trashy newspapers who's sole purpose is as a mouthpiece of the Murdoch's!
|
|
|
|
|
28-02-2012, 08:36
|
#1485
|
|
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: between Portsmouth and Southampton.
Age: 60
Services: VM XL TV,20 MB VM BB,VM landline.
Posts: 34,539
|
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
Quote:
Originally Posted by Damien
I still want to see senior police officers, those who decided not to go after News International, investigated.
|
Agreed!
__________________
Bold=Mod possibly.One is a roar the other is a whisper BUT they both count.
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 07:13.
|
Join CF
You are here: 
