Old Speckled Hen Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Rebekah Brooks said earlier today that she was appalled about the hacking but denied all knowledge and therefore responsibility for it. In my book (and I used to be married to a journo) she has ultimate responsibility. It is not at all unusual (in fact standard procedure) for a journalist to protect their source, but only to external sources, not their editor who has a duty to know. Yes, my RIP OH worked for Murdoch for years and even on the NOW...........ducks He and a fellow reporter were responsible for exposing the pools scandal and the payola scandal, but that was before Murdoch bought out what was then the Daily Sketch and before me, I hasten to add. There was NO way the editor would be ignorant of how the story was put to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 What has been alleged is abhorrent. However, what concerns me most is that newspapers are commercial enterprises, so only do what will sell more copies. Ultimately, we have to take rather a hard look at ourselves, since we're all part of the very society making such actions commercially viable. Every copy of "Hello" or "OK" on a coffee table, every episode of "Big Brother", every car that slows down to gawp at a road accident. They all give clues to the kind of morbid voyeurism rife in our society. I imagine few of us consistently commit all the sins of this nature, but most of us quietly indulge in some. Chucky Mama's call for people to boycott NOTW is effectively a demonstration of respecting people's privacy, and I wholeheartedly agree; it's something I suspect we ought to do more in all aspects of our lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Got this quote from the Ex.... Even if she didn’t know about the specifics of this particular case, she knew that there was a general acceptance that hacking was part of MO at the newspaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Ford have withdrawn their advertising - good on 'em I say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I hope that more follow and that stores stop stocking this paper - it is an outdated dinosaur in the world of news anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 The most despicable aspect of this hideous saga is that Millie's family were given hope that she was still alive because texts were being deleted ... and for that reason alone heads should roll. This is what I can't get out of my head, horrible to even try to imagine being in their shoes but to have that hope that perhaps she's run away and still alive but all the while some sleaze bag has hacked into her mobile. I really hope karma is working for all involved. I rarely bother buying newspapers nowadays and have never bought that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrensWorld Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Rebekah Brooks, was the editor at the time and she didn't know a thing about it. Multi tasking......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimmyCustard Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) They just showed the journalist on the news who had carried out the hacking and he 'offered heartfelt apologies to the Dowler family for any distraught he may have caused'. Edited July 5, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) I am appalled at this whole thing. Those poor poor parents. I never have but certainly never will buy News Of The World. Emma.x Edited July 5, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I chucked the staff room edition in the bin at work today,to a smattering of applause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Even my girls won't be allowed to poo on it if I am given any NOW newspapers. My main supplier favours the Times though...PHEW. I can't believe anyone can even think of doing soemthing such as this let alone carrying it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Personally I think all of News International publications should be boycotted....it is absolutely despicable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Let's hear it for Ford (cancelling their advertising contracts with NOTW), it wouldn't need many more big names to take the same action to really punish those responsible ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margalot Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Well this story just gets worse! now the 7/7 victims families also have been contacted by police as their phones too have been involved. funny thing though yesterday most of the the broad sheets led with this story as their headline, Red tops.........not a mention anyone wonder why??? completely despicable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Even my girls won't be allowed to poo on it if I am given any NOW newspapers. My main supplier favours the Times though...PHEW. I can't believe anyone can even think of doing soemthing such as this let alone carrying it out. The Times is also one of Murdoch's publications! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Ford have withdrawn their advertising - good on 'em I say. I heard the Halifax are considering doing the same. The more, the merrier I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 it will be interesting to see what Tesco does, they are a major advertiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Even more interesting will be if Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile etc. decide to continue their adverts. I am, of course, only guessing that they advertise in NOTW at the moment, not having read one to know for certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 I really hope that this doesn't jeopardise any convictions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleTree Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Just saw this on Twitter No #NOTW ads from Ford Vauxhall Renault Cadbury Mumsnet NatWest Halifax Lloyds Coop CocaCola Body Shop Debenhams M&S Virgin Hols! also It seems Morrisons will definitely be advertising in #NOTW and Tesco has said in a letter it will! Yesterday the Co-op said they weren't withdrawing advertising until after an enquiry, but they've obviously changed their minds under the pressure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Even my girls won't be allowed to poo on it if I am given any NOW newspapers. My main supplier favours the Times though...PHEW. I can't believe anyone can even think of doing soemthing such as this let alone carrying it out. The Times is also one of Murdoch's publications! OK, point taken...it will have to be the local advertiser from now on then. Did anyone see the program on BBC1/2?? last night following the news with Jeremy Paxman? The NOTW or ex reporter was astonishingly unbelievable. OH and I could not believe what we were listening to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 In fact Hugh Grant did bring the Milly Dowler hacking case into the public domain when he turned the tables and recorded a conversation with one of the perpetrators in the New Statesman several weeks ago , guess it just wasn't picked up at the time. With thanks to Jemima Khan for tweeting about it. http://www.newstatesman.com/newspapers/2011/04/phone-yeah-cameron-murdoch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 it's all a case of can... worms... all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 the can keeps getting bigger and there are more and more worms by the minute... Rebekah Brooks must have some major hold on Murdoch as he is still supporting her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 the can keeps getting bigger and there are more and more worms by the minute...Rebekah Brooks must have some major hold on Murdoch as he is still supporting her. He's going to be on This Week tonight defending her personally apparently? Oh no, Max Clifford - I get these poisonous media moguls muddled. Mmmmm Alliteration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
