Murdoch's Scum Credentials All In Order I See

[dennis tooth]

This one isnt going to die down without a few heads rolling. If there is one sacred cow for NOTW readers it is the armed forces.

 

Brooks must be feeling the pressure.

 

Id say if theres one sacred cow it would be the advertisers but hey ho.

[Phoenix]

Id say if theres one sacred cow it would be the advertisers but hey ho.

 

for the readers?

 

For the paper its the readers.

[Anubis]

It seems that News International are set to really hang Coulsen out to dry. They're going to claim that Brooks was on holiday in Italy when the story about a message on Dowler's phone was published, and that Coulsen, as her deputy, was in charge on that date.

 

Cameron and Clegg are arguing over who is appointed to inquiry. Clegg want's a judge. Cameron, unsurprisingly, doesn't.

 

In the meantime, some advice from Roy Greenslade about how to hit out at NI.

 

News of the World hacking - what you can do | Media | guardian.co.uk

 

 

And an official campaign will be launched in the commons tomorrow for a full public inquiry. The site to sign up for it is here.

 

Phone hacking petition - Hacked Off

[Paulie Dangerously]

Families of dead soldiers too? Stay classy NOTW

[sparta7]

There was a report fom a southampton newsagent on Radio 4 this morning with people being canvassed on their opinion of the NOTW activities and whether they would continue to buy it, one stupid bitch said she would as "she liked reading those stories" and "well they only did it on a few stories didnt they". I can only presume because people being murdered didnt involve celebs or shagging she didnt read those bits.

[Stu Monty]

I can't help but laugh my spleen up at the idea of the NOTW readers being morally outraged by this. You buy the NOTW you thick fuck, it's packed with horrible shit every week. Take outraged and sell it elsewhere because I ain't buying today.

[Randy Marsh]

NPower, Royal British Legion and Sainsbury's are the latest to end their partnerships with the Sunday S*n rag.

[William_Ulsterman]

I heard a news report that the S*n's circulation suffered drastically after Hillsborough then recovered, then another saying it affects their sales to the tune of £10 Million a year. I wish they would stop contradicting themselves.

 

NoTW readers will forget about this next week and get back to buying it as normal, stupid fucks.

[razor]

Murdoch in the cross-hairs.

 

Let all keep the pressure on. I know that people are understandably cynical, but with enough petitioning / emailing, voices can be heard.

 

I've signed up on the links above and have forwarded them on, too.

[PestiRed]

Sainsbury's on Twitter

Due to the rising concerns of our customers we are suspending any advertising in the NOTW until the outcome of the investigation.

 

Possibly a bit harsh but "concerns of customers" as a reason seems a way of getting out of actually making a judgment on NoW's behaviour. Plus "outcome of investigation" - whose investigation? Pretty sure it's not the police followed by public enquiry which could take years. So it must be the internal investigation led by Rebakah Brooks.

Overall I'm a bit underwhelmed by the Sainsburys response

[Whelan]

I think the best we can hope on this is that the BSKYB deal gets given the heave ho, pissing him off!

 

The politicians realise that the S*n did not win it for em! And it never will, so they have no reason to be scared.

 

And that the rest of the country realises what a deceitfull, sly, lying peice of scum that Cameron is! As much as I despise the man, Peter Oborne was tearing him a new one last night on the BBC news, the traditional Tory media seem to hate Cameron, which is strange because i think he is as biggoted and selfish as most Tories!

[Sugar Ape]

I think the best we can hope on this is that the BSKYB deal gets given the heave ho, pissing him off!

 

The politicians realise that the S*n did not win it for em! And it never will, so they have no reason to be scared.

 

And that the rest of the country realises what a deceitfull, sly, lying peice of scum that Cameron is! As much as I despise the man, Peter Oborne was tearing him a new one last night on the BBC news, the traditional Tory media seem to hate Cameron, which is strange because i think he is as biggoted and selfish as most Tories!

 

It's mad that a lot of his backbenchers seem to think he is too ' liberal ' and seem to dislike him. Not right wing enough apparently. Even though he is pushing through the biggest right wing changes the country has seen.

[Whelan]

It's mad that a lot of his backbenchers seem to think he is too ' liberal ' and seem to dislike him. Not right wing enough apparently. Even though he is pushing through the biggest right wing changes the country has seen.

 

I suspect that they also realise that he is a charlatan!

 

Tory by nature, rather than choice. To me this lot, Osborne, Hunt, Johnson and Dave, seem like crude caricatures of Thatcher! More akin to a Harry Enfield or Spitting Image idea of what an 80's Tory was.

[The Flâneur]

I always thought Sky was owned by Murdoch already, does he just own a hefty whack of it then?

[Whelan]

I always thought Sky was owned by Murdoch already, does he just own a hefty whack of it then?

 

Sky is owned by Murdoch but the company is BSKYB, after the merger in 92', he only owns 31% of that.

[L19red]

I think the best we can hope on this is that the BSKYB deal gets given the heave ho, pissing him off!

 

The politicians realise that the S*n did not win it for em! And it never will, so they have no reason to be scared.

 

And that the rest of the country realises what a deceitfull, sly, lying peice of scum that Cameron is! As much as I despise the man, Peter Oborne was tearing him a new one last night on the BBC news, the traditional Tory media seem to hate Cameron, which is strange because i think he is as biggoted and selfish as most Tories!

 

Oborne was on R5 this morning saying much the same anti-cameron stuff. lots of questions about the company he keeps and his judgement. Then he tried to make out that Alistair Campbell was acting as a NOTW spokesman because he (Campbell) claimed the problem was deeper than the NOTW and got his arse handed to him.

[The Flâneur]

Sky is owned by Murdoch but the company is BSKYB, after the merger in 92', he only owns 31% of that.

 

So, Sky is nothing to do with BSkyB then? my business acumen is rather alarming.

[Whelan]

Oborne was on R5 this morning saying much the same anti-cameron stuff. lots of questions about the company he keeps and his judgement. Then he tried to make out that Alistair Campbell was acting as a NOTW spokesman because he (Campbell) claimed the problem was deeper than the NOTW and got his arse handed to him.

 

Campbell is right, as you can see by the Mirror's reluctance to lay into NOTW! They have clearly done this themselves.

 

The most important thing for me is the focus upon Murdoch's influence and the relucatance of senior politicians to engage negatively with NI. Better late than never, but Milliband has at least nailed his colours to the mast, he knows he ain't never getting their backing again.

 

There was some suggestions that the Times, Sunday Times and Sky think that the behaviour of the Tabloids is affecting their reputations, which does seem to be true, most of us see them all as Murdoch's (which they are).

[Scooby Dudek]

Let's see how long the outrage of the advertisers stays for. It is currently good PR for your company to be outraged by NOTW.

 

The ultimate deciding facter will be the NOTW readers. If they stay away is sufficient numbers the advertisers will stay away and try and claim some sort of moral policy.

 

If, as I suspect, the readership stays relatively close to what it is (i.e. 1 million more than its nearist rival) the advertisers will return.

 

The readers outrage/ semi boycott will last until the first mega special offer from the NOTW. i.e. Free £20 for every reader. I have no faith in the moral compass of the average NOTW reader.

[dennis tooth]

well thats clear i mw=ean the advertisers have only 'suspended' adverising in it.

[Flying Pig]

I work for O2. An internal memo today has explained they are pulling their adverts from NOTW. An internal suppliment which was printed on 29/06/2011 will still be shown next week as this can't be stopped.

[lifetime fan]

Rumours they tapped the McCanns too.

[Whelan]

Rumours this weeks will be the last issue!

[melons]

Rumours they tapped the McCanns too.

 

Pfft, bet the sun are pissed off still paying so much for her story when just down the corridor they could of had it all for free, ish.

[Sugar Ape]

Just said on the BBC this Sunday will be the last edition.