What does The Sun get out of backing Cameron?

[User removed 4]

More than just "donations". It's a whole web of corrupt practice.

Murdoch wants Cameron to shut down or restrict half the BBC outlets - especially the ones that are in competition with his commercial empire. He wants the BBC website no longer to carry the comprehensive (free) material that it currently does. Reason? He wants his media websites to be able to charge punters for what they won't buy at the moment.

Murdoch is simply buying the support of a future Tory government. And he's getting it cheap.

So what did he get from blair then ? dont tell me there wasnt some sort of pay off or favours from labour.

 

[Josky]

I believe that Cameron is taking 'donations' from Rupert Murdoch (who owns the Sun among other Tory supporting papers).

In return Cameron has agreed to 'take a look' at the BBC charter and other such measures that could appear to help Sky increase share in UK. In addition Cameron will not clamp down on press reporting like some other parties have alluded to.

Cameron gets support from popular press as well as the sizable donations.

In addition, it has been reported that Cameron will look to relax rules on press impartiality which has been why the BBC has traditionally been extremely careful in representing the views of each party in an impartial way. This will likely not affect the BBC as it still has a public service remit, but it may lead to a situation like in the US where fair and balanced reporting isn't enshrined in broadcasting rules, i.e. Fox News launches in the UK (although Sky News has been doing a very good job in its place over the last few weeks)

 

[User removed 4]

Someone with a good memory. The Daily Herald was a Labour supporting newspaper losing lots of money in the early 60s, it relaunched as The Sun and was still Labour supporting. It still lost money and after a couple of years or so was bought by Murdoch and relaunched again as a tabloid I would guess about 1969. I used to read the old Sun and bought the tabloid on the first day but never since.

Both murdoch and maxwell wanted to buy the Daily Herald back then , believe it or not it was the print unions who decided who was the winner , they were that powerful then, they backed murdoch and the rest is history.

 

[User removed 4]

In addition, it has been reported that Cameron will look to relax rules on press impartiality which has been why the BBC has traditionally been extremely careful in representing the views of each party in an impartial way.

yeah right

 

[Josky]

yeah right

I said extremely careful. Not successful.

 

[jezzer]

The sun is a joke paper but its so depressing that seemingly the average white van man who buys it gets sunk in to what they spout. Id love a hung parliament just for the fact it would give the sun, the mail and all those smug tories a kick in the knackers.

Its that hope that i will watch tonights developments, that actually the people of this country can think for themselves. I also want to see the tories run around like headless chickens getting some of the others to join them.

 

[Gwylan]

In addition, it has been reported that Cameron will look to relax rules on press impartiality which has been why the BBC has traditionally been extremely careful in representing the views of each party in an impartial way.

The BBC does a brilliant job I reckon. It's hard to be totally impartial as every single editor, journalist, presenter and executive has his or her own political views.

It's interesting that for all its history, the BBC has been perceived as pro-Conservative(viewers are surveyed every year as to any bias that they see) but after the 1997 election, it was briefly seen as pro-Labour, although by the time of Tony Blair's second victory it was seen as pro-Conservative again - albeit narrowly. It should also be said that the overwhelming number of respondents think that the BBC is independent.

There's some interesting stuff here.
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I think the BBC bends over backwards to be fair. They hired Nick Robinson, a Tory (and former activist) as political editor, to replace the leftish Andrew Marr, who replaced the Tory Robin Oakley and so on. On the whole,their journalists do tend to be slightly right of centre while the execs and editors tend to be left of centre, which strikes a good balance.

 

[brunswick]

every time I see one at the moment it all seems to be anti-Brown/Clegg and pro Cameron. It's mainly taking swipes at the other parties.

Why are they doing this? What do they get out of it?

Picked up a copy on the train today and they've even got the bloody Page 3 girls slating the current Government.

What are they trying to achieve? Is it always like this in the run up to an election?

o ye of little minds.

research news corporation, who is behind it, and the bilderberg group - then follow your nose.

 

[Chicken Run]

The sun is a joke paper but its so depressing that seemingly the average white van man who buys it gets sunk in to what they spout. Id love a hung parliament just for the fact it would give the sun, the mail and all those smug tories a kick in the knackers.

Its that hope that i will watch tonights developments, that actually the people of this country can think for themselves. I also want to see the tories run around like headless chickens getting some of the others to join them.

I'm just looking forward to the smile even though fake, being wiped off all those smug members of the Labour party!
Just take a look at this c u n t for starters!

 

[Jim D]

.... it was the print unions who decided who was the winner , they were that powerful then, they backed murdoch and the rest is history.

That turned out to be a good decision then.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

They are about as undeclared about who they support as Mr Portsmouth Football Club.

Hahahah.

 

[Dandyman]

probably already posted but I'm being lazy...

1. After pressure from Murdoch, Cameron announced that "Ofcom as we know it will cease to exist", proposing to strip the broadcasting regulator's powers shortly after it announced that BSkyB must reduce its prices.

2. James Murdoch has called the expansion of the BBC "chilling". Cameron agrees that the BBC is too powerful - and has voted to reduce its size and income.

3. Cameron has shown he will listen to the Murdoch press over who to promote and sack. Cameron was willing to ditch his Shadow Home Secretary and appoint Chris Grayling instead when this was made a pre-condition of winning The Sun's backing.

4. Cameron has kept senior ex-Murdoch editor Andy Coulson as his right-hand man, resisting pressure from supporters as well as opponents to ditch him over illegal phone-tapping while he was News of the World editor.

5. Cameron will oppose voting reform, which the right-wing papers vehemently oppose, partly because as former Sun editor David Yelland argues, they fear it would reduce their power and influence.

6. They think the Tories will win and want to have them on side.

 

[folkestonesgull]

Daily Mail have been anti Labour for years, ever since the Iraq war but have always been undeclared whom they support

But they are also against the idea of a hung parliament which suggests then are pro conservative

This is the funniest quote I have ever read on NSC. Daily mail undeclared since the iraq war "suggested pro conservative"

 

[Pantani]

It is 100% certain, that if the Tories win, the front page of The Sun will feature the line 'It was The Sun what won it' or something along those lines. They have made this claim after every election, it seems more important to them than who wins.

 

[Dandyman]

Someone with a good memory. The Daily Herald was a Labour supporting newspaper losing lots of money in the early 60s, it relaunched as The Sun and was still Labour supporting. It still lost money and after a couple of years or so was bought by Murdoch and relaunched again as a tabloid I would guess about 1969. I used to read the old Sun and bought the tabloid on the first day but never since.

Pretty spot on. I think the Herald became the Sun in 1964 and was sold to Murdoch in 1969. The Herald actually sold lots of copies but was boycotted by advertisers which resulted in it becoming unprofitable.

Anyone remember Reynolds News ?

 

[Mendoza]

The Sun today are blaming Labour for Baby P dying and Rhys getting shot dead in Liverpool

 

[User removed 4]

The Sun today are blaming Labour for Baby P dying and Rhys getting shot dead in Liverpool

No need for distasteful references like that.

 

[Hornblower]

Ironically, Brown and Murdoch are very good friends.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Yet another Sun left on the train today, and I can see why.

"The people British residents would most likes as neighbours are The Queen, David Cameron and Cheryl Cole, a recent poll reveals."

What poll? The one taken by the lazy journalist of all the people sitting at his desk?

Are there any pro Labour or Lib Dem papers out there balancing it out?

 

[Ernest]

Yet another Sun left on the train today, and I can see why.

"The people British residents would most likes as neighbours are The Queen, David Cameron and Cheryl Cole, a recent poll reveals."

What poll? The one taken by the lazy journalist of all the people sitting at his desk?

Are there any pro Labour or Lib Dem papers out there balancing it out?

An old bag who has never done a days work in her life, a toff who has never done a days work in his life and a convicted racist.
Nice neighbours, in fact some newspapers such as The Sun would call them 'neighbours from hell'