yvonne Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 That sounds like a "must see" - I love This Week - have a slight crush on Michael Portillo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother 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. I understand that they are 'close' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 That sounds like a "must see" - I love This Week - have a slight crush on Michael Portillo. I love him too! I loved that sexy green shirt he wore a while back that Andrew won't let go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 it's all a case of can... worms... all over the place. Not so much a can as a sewer, and the more one searches, the worse it gets. To be honest, though, I do have a soft spot for Rupert Murdoch. The Goodwin sands, to be precise.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 squiffs: how about malevolent media moguls?! claret: really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 yes beach chick, I always get my malevolent media moguls muddled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 collective noun: a Muddle of malevolent media moguls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 it's all a case of can... worms... all over the place. Not so much a can as a sewer, and the more one searches, the worse it gets. To be honest, though, I do have a soft spot for Rupert Murdoch. The Goodwin sands, to be precise.... Brilliant! I've now got to the point where I had been reading it with disbelief, but now I just can't bear to look at any articles.... it makes me feel sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 just heard on ITN news at 1.30 that News Corp share price in New York has fallen by 40%; however Mr. M wants to buy back a huge amount of shares, so he is not at all unhappy - so maybe his support of Rebekah Brooks is part of a long game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 just heard on ITN news at 1.30 that News Corp share price in New York has fallen by 40%; however Mr. M wants to buy back a huge amount of shares, so he is not at all unhappy - so maybe his support of Rebekah Brooks is part of a long game? Curious.........How was the story of the hacking broken? It WILL blow over and Murdoch will be an even richer man. It beats me, what can you really do with all that dosh? Even Bill Gates has given most of his away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Soooo, he will have more shares then , but they will be worth less for now. They may go back up in price, they may not. Either way, he's a reptile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 he's a gambler (in the business sense) tho - so he will buy them cheap, then quite possibly change the management, see the shares rise etc etc etc. reptile or not, he's a clever businessman, and the current Mrs M is pretty sharp too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 never have and never will, total rag. all of this just confirms what I've always felt about this type of jounalisum, they should be tracking down corrupt politicans, bankers, crimials and the like not delving into the personal lives of ordinary people struggling with terrible circumstances. How dare they even think that its in the public interest what sort of people do they think we are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 SKY NEWS NOW - MURDOCH CLOSING NOTW, this Sunday's editionn will be the last!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Last edition this Sunday. That's as it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Except they are suggesting the Sun will be 7 days a week instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&T Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Glad it's closing. But wonder what will happen to all the employees - they won't just disappear, and I can't believe their dodgy practices will just stop because one paper closes. I refuse to believe that NOTW are the only ones hacking and using other dubious "research" methods. I sincerely hope that Fleet Street are able to better police themselves in the future - a free press is important, but there is a responsibility that goes with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 I agree, 'tis but a drop in the ocean too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 It had to go but there needs to be one heck of a shake up and that has to include how we all view the media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 They will just relaunch it with a new name I bet. Same staff. Same tactics. Same stench of corruption. New logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy049 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Was just going to tell everyone that it would be their last edition, but I was beaten to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 They will just relaunch it with a new name I bet. Same staff. Same tactics. Same stench of corruption. New logo. Yes, pretty much guaranteed I'd say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 They will just relaunch it with a new name I bet. Same staff. Same tactics. Same stench of corruption. New logo. Yes, pretty much guaranteed I'd say. I'm not so sure. If that was all that happened, I can't see it being long before the competing papers found out. At that point, investigative journalism at its most incisive, News International would have just handed their competitors their next headline along with a topical story with plenty of "people interest". No, I think they'll be somewhat more subtle than that, and quite possibly more ruthless than that too.They'll fill the gap with a rag, I'm sure, but I reckon they'll go to great effort to distance the new tat from the old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Persons unknown have registered the domain names thesunonsunday.co.uk and thesunonsunday.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 The first thing I thought when I heard the news,apart from 'yay!',was that The Sun would now go 7 day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
