[Update] The News Corp scandal

[Tim Deegan]

Originally Posted by Damien

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.

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Originally Posted by Alan Fry

Because they are both trashy newspapers who's sole purpose is as a mouthpiece of the Murdoch's!

Didn't you say you read the Times??

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan

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Didn't you say you read the Times??

The Times is better than the The Sun!!!

[Tim Deegan]

Originally Posted by Alan Fry

The Times is better than the The Sun!!!

But isn't the Times also Murdoch's mouthpiece??

Originally Posted by Alan Fry

Because they are both trashy newspapers who's sole purpose is as a mouthpiece of the Murdoch's!

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan

But isn't the Times also Murdoch's mouthpiece??

The Times is less directly managed than The Sun!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_International

[Tim Deegan]

Originally Posted by Alan Fry

The Times is less directly managed than The Sun!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_International

And you know that for sure do you??

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan

And you know that for sure do you??

Editors are on the board of "Times Newspapers", but not on "News Group" but they are still owned by Murdoch!

[Tim Deegan]

Originally Posted by Alan Fry

Editors are on the board of "Times Newspapers", but not on "News Group" but they are still owned by Murdoch!

And you think that the Times wouldn't print what their owner wanted them to???

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan

And you think that the Times wouldn't print what their owner wanted them to???

No, They will what their owner wanted them to!

But he has more involvement with The Sun!

Get back on topic which is the News International scandal and illegal activities in the press industry, not what papers you read and their merits.

One off topic post removed.Any more and infractions will be handed out.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/29/wo...nt&tntemail1=y

It was a story that London’s scandal-hungry tabloids, reeling for months from the scandal in their own backyard, could scarcely have dreamed up: Scotland Yard lending a retired police horse to the editor of one of Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers at a time when the Murdoch tabloids were under investigation for the illegal phone hacking that has shaken Scotland Yard and the Murdoch papers to the core.It now appears to have been an innocent act of animal welfare, but celebrities and their animals are traditionally strong tabloid fodder

That's the US slant.

This is the UK stance
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17200560

A police horse lent to Rebekah Brooks by Scotland Yard was returned in a "poor condition", the Met has said.
The former News International chief executive, who remains on bail on suspicion of phone hacking and corruption, was lent the horse in 2008.
The horse, named Raisa, was returned aged 24 to the police force in 2010.
A Met spokesman said: "When the horse was returned, Raisa was regarded by officers from Mounted Branch to be in a poor but not serious condition."
The spokesman said Mrs Brooks had asked to home a retired police horse in 2007.

I suppose the scandal here was that this took place across one of the original phone hacking 'investigations' and is an example of the cosiness between the Met and the press.

[Digital Fanatic]

James Murdoch quits News International

James Murdoch has stepped down as executive chairman of News International, the UK newspaper business that owns the Sun and the Times titles.

The newspaper publisher has been tainted by phone-hacking allegations.

The scandal led the company to close its former News of the World title in July last year.

Mr Murdoch will remain as deputy chief operating officer of parent group News Corporation.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17209375

Don't panic everyone. In a few short weeks he'll be relaunched as James Murdoch on Sunday.

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

James Murdoch quits News International



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17209375

Jusr running an interview with former Newspaper man David Banks on Radio Five Live about this hardly surprisng really after his performaces DF

He will be remembered as the man who "knew nothing"

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

James Murdoch quits News International

Excellent

If only we could get rid of murdoch senior then i would be very happy the man has long overspent his time involved with the UK public.