News Of The World- RIP

[BadFish]

"You take 5 million pounds a movie and then bleat because someone listens to your answerphone messages"

Can anyone explain the logic in this sentence? How does making movies or earning 5 million pounds or both excuse this kind of invasion of privacy?

 

[El Presidente]

Go to Liverpool.

I would be very surprised if the Sun get out of this without being implicated in the scandal. I have always just seen the NotW as the Sunday Sun, I haven't read either of them for a very very long time, after the Suns reporting of Hillsborough, the general lack of news and the writing style insulting my intelligence.

During the Falklands war, which was of course pre mobile phones, The Sun ran an interview with the widow of Colonel 'H' Jones, who was killed at Goose Green.

The only problem was that there was no interview, it was faked.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Of course The Telegraph are going to be against it. That is obvious

I don't think the Telegraph are against a Sunday Sun. The article basically says that publishing a seven day newspaper will backfire on News International very badly.

I suspect the Telegraph would rather like that to happen.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

During the Falklands war, which was of course pre mobile phones, The Sun ran an interview with the widow of Colonel 'H' Jones, who was killed at Goose Green.

The only problem was that there was no interview, it was faked.

Funny you should mention that case, EP, as reminds me of another piece they ran in the 80's. It was an interview with some eminent American psychiatrist - who claimed that Tony Benn was 'insane'.

I think the article appeared on the day that TB was standing for a by election (funnily enuff). Although the shrink did actually exist, he was never contacted by The Sun & had never passed comment on Tony Benn's psychological state. In other words, they made it all up.

 

[brakespear]

I don't think the Telegraph are against a Sunday Sun. The article basically says that publishing a seven day newspaper will backfire on News International very badly.

I suspect the Telegraph would rather like that to happen.

and (as much as I hate the Torygraph) they would not be alone.

 

[Doc Lynam]

BBC - Adam Curtis Blog: RUPERT MURDOCH - A PORTRAIT OF SATAN

Adam Curtis brilliant doc film maker analysis on Murdoch's influence

 

[Albumen]

Jarvis wipes his arse on a copy at T in the Park. I wonder if anyone will try and buy that on eBay?

 

[eastlondonseagull]

BBC - Adam Curtis Blog: RUPERT MURDOCH - A PORTRAIT OF SATAN

Adam Curtis brilliant doc film maker analysis on Murdoch's influence

Superb piece, that. Really fascinating read and made me realise what an evil genius Murdoch really is.

Forgot about the Russell Harty stuff.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Jarvis wipes his arse on a copy at T in the Park. I wonder if anyone will try and buy that on eBay?

Jarvis is a legend. First Jacko, now this. Marvellous scenes

#not that I'm laughing at the decent hard-working journos who've lost their jobs, mind. Very sad for them.

 

[Fef]

This type of low-life gutter journalism has been shot and wounded, but unfortunately will recover - the NOTW was a victim the crossfire.

 

[mistahclarke]

News of the World staff stow parting barbs in final edition's crosswords | Media | The Guardian

ah, sweet, sweet revenge

 

[terryberry1]

Let the back stabbing commence

 

[The Large One]

Let the back stabbing commence

Is this another one of El Presidente's tedious extra accounts?

 

[El Presidente]

Is this another one of El Presidente's tedious extra accounts?

I, bhadebenhams, London Pompous and 1067seagull take GREAT offence at that comment

 

[Doc Lynam]

This is a brilliant interview by the late great Clement Freud who discusses articulately what he thinks of a fellow guest who reveals personal details of Celebes as a job.

Watch from about 6:50 onwards.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

I, bhadebenhams, London Pompous and 1067seagull take GREAT offence at that comment

What? London Pompous is actually YOU?!

Well there goes another lil' bit of NSC magic down the shitter.