And the future for News International??

@TimGatt Tim Gatt
BREAK Rupert Murdoch meeting Milly Dowler's family in a hotel in central London (organised by Mark Lewis, the family's lawyer)
5 minutes ago via web

chrissie wrote:Rupert's apology:

http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/07/serious-wrongdoing-news-world

The advert that will appear in newspapers tomorrow is below:

The News of the World was in the business of holding others to account.

It failed when it came to itself.

We are sorry for the serious wrongdoing that occurred.

We are deeply sorry for the hurt suffered by the individuals affected.

We regret not acting faster to sort things out.

I realise that simply apologising is not enough.

Our business was founded on the idea that a free and open press should be a positive force in society. We need to live up to this.

In the coming days, as we take further concrete steps to resolve these issues and make amends for the damage they have caused, you will hear more from us.

I wonder why he does not make amends and apologise to those who were hurt -all the EMPLOYEES of NOTW who were NOT engaged in setting nor actioning these disgraceful policies - his "sorting things out" was nothing more than knee jerk Cover Your Arse decision to close the paper to try to save News Int. and it did not work in saving Rebekah although there are now hundreds of people jobless.

I want to see them get to the bottom of the fake stories that started with a lying headline, lied all the way through and then finished up with a conclusion that merely pointed in the direction that the editors wanted.

It's not just the hacking it's the attempt to manipulate the news and influence people with lies. that's propaganda.

hearing Murdoch speak of free and open press makes me want to hurl.

chrissie wrote: @TimGatt Tim Gatt
BREAK Rupert Murdoch meeting Milly Dowler's family in a hotel in central London (organised by Mark Lewis, the family's lawyer)
5 minutes ago via web

Hope they are suitably impressed the great man has deigned to see them, after hiring someone to hack their child's email.

Now, money will change hands and Dowlers will say that they greet with positivity the new direction ... not that they are on the take, it's just how it works. Of course if he's really there to apologize and not shut them up maybe you can teach an old dog a new trick.

He's a wiley one.

He,s a manipulating asshole if he,s trying to court the public with this cynical move good luck to him all this is is a damage limitation move now they realise at last the sort of dog do they,re in.

Meeting the Dowlers should have been his FIRST priority when he flew over here, instead of smarming over the Ginger Witch and taking her to dinner.
It's only now that the senile despot has realised what a huge pile of sh*t he's in that he condescends to engineer this meeting.

I think Mudoch is trying to claw his way back by meeting the Dowlers.

If it was me I would refuse. How can you apologise for something you cannot redeem. It's all disgusting - if he had to apologise to all the people who have been affected he would never manage it - he wouldn't live that long. He's the lowest of the low.

almostgothic wrote:Meeting the Dowlers should have been his FIRST priority when he flew over here, instead of smarming over the Ginger Witch and taking her to dinner.
It's only now that the senile despot has realised what a huge pile of sh*t he's in that he condescends to engineer this meeting.

You always did have a way with words almostgothic!

couldn't have put it better!

halfamo wrote:He,s a manipulating asshole if he,s trying to court the public with this cynical move good luck to him all this is is a damage limitation move now they realise at last the sort of dog do they,re in.

Just saw "Horrible Bosses" last night - Jennifer Anniston, Kevin Spacey and I forget who the other one was, but seems like News Int could have its own movie along these lines never having to leave the house. You have the manic, totally unprincipled coke head who inherits a chemical company from his father whose funeral he does not even attend, the manipulative, lying aggressive @sshole CEO, and the wh*re -

Someone's got to draw a parallel at some point. Might as well be me.

Thank you widowan - when I get angry, the words just come tumbling out!
I despise those who only say sorry as an afterthought, or when some PR guy has to whisper in someone's ear that it would be in his best interests to apologise.
In NO way is this sincere, and I hope the victims don't fall for it - grrrr!

Btw - I LOVE Kevin Spacey. What a timely movie!

almostgothic wrote:Thank you widowan - when I get angry, the words just come tumbling out!
I despise those who only say sorry as an afterthought, or when some PR guy has to whisper in someone's ear that it would be in his best interests to apologise.
In NO way is this sincere, and I hope the victims don't fall for it - grrrr!

Btw - I LOVE Kevin Spacey. What a timely movie!

still chuckling over senile despot and ginger Witch - thank you for my first good laugh of the day. I love red heads BYW. Just not that one.

The best part of Horrible Bosses or the part that had me laughing the most was the bit after they roll the credits - outtakes? hilarious.

Maybe that will be the case here too...

The unemployed staff of NOTW should run, not walk, to file an improper termination suit against Murdoch and company.

I love redheads too!

But it's no good Brooks cultivating that pre-Raphaelite look when she hasn't got the heart or the soul to go with it.

Lizzie Siddal she ain't ...

almostgothic wrote:I love redheads too!

But it's no good Brooks cultivating that pre-Raphaelite look when she hasn't got the heart or the soul to go with it.

Lizzie Siddal she ain't ...

According to a tweet, Piers Morgan loved red heads too!!

almostgothic wrote:I love redheads too!

But it's no good Brooks cultivating that pre-Raphaelite look when she hasn't got the heart or the soul to go with it.

Lizzie Siddal she ain't ...

good point.

I didn't think she looked pre-Raphaelite as much as a transgender stweardess on a flight I was on from Moscow to Kazakhstan.

Not hard to believe she beat up her husband. !

marxman wrote:

almostgothic wrote:I love redheads too!

But it's no good Brooks cultivating that pre-Raphaelite look when she hasn't got the heart or the soul to go with it.

Lizzie Siddal she ain't ...

According to a tweet, Piers Morgan loved red heads too!!

Piers and his wife

http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/source-piers-morgan-wife-expecting-first-child-together-201156

She must be so proud.

almostgothic wrote:Thank you widowan - when I get angry, the words just come tumbling out!
I despise those who only say sorry as an afterthought, or when some PR guy has to whisper in someone's ear that it would be in his best interests to apologise.
In NO way is this sincere, and I hope the victims don't fall for it - grrrr!

Btw - I LOVE Kevin Spacey. What a timely movie!

I am sure the apologies owe much to the appointment a day or two ago of new PR consultants Edleman and the fact Murdoch has agreed to appear before the select committe next week. The apologies at least remove one line of criticism genuine or otherwise. My guess is Murdoch is only truly sorry that his troops have been caught out and his empire is under threat as a result.

Chris - spot on!

Chris wrote:

almostgothic wrote:Thank you widowan - when I get angry, the words just come tumbling out!
I despise those who only say sorry as an afterthought, or when some PR guy has to whisper in someone's ear that it would be in his best interests to apologise.
In NO way is this sincere, and I hope the victims don't fall for it - grrrr!

Btw - I LOVE Kevin Spacey. What a timely movie!

I am sure the apologies owe much to the appointment a day or two ago of new PR consultants Edleman and the fact Murdoch has agreed to appear before the select committe next week. The apologies at least remove one line of criticism genuine or otherwise. My guess is Murdoch is only truly sorry that his troops have been caught out and his empire is under threat as a result.

Exactly.

Since he accepted Rebekah's resignation his own son or himself are now in the line of fire. Bring on the abject apologies, head in hands.

Maybe he can fake some kind of health issue as he totters into the select committee hearing, born up, the fallen lion, with the support of his sons on either side. After all he's done so much for British journalism.

He didn't get this far by being honest - however, due to his unprecedneted influence he hasn't had to cultivate much practice acting- so I have a feeling we'll see his claws if he is pressed into the corner, that or his lawyers answering for him (whilst assistants are frantically texting and tweeting from the gallery more BREAKING NEWS for the rest of his papers).

News Corp's Les Hinton 'resigns'
breaking news

One of the most senior executives of Rupert Murdoch's embattled News Corporation has reportedly quit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14170879

almostgothic wrote:News Corp's Les Hinton 'resigns'
breaking news

One of the most senior executives of Rupert Murdoch's embattled News Corporation has reportedly quit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14170879

Looks like an all out battle to try and save James Murdoch's hide now with three former editors, legal counsel and former head of NI all having left, been sacked or fallen on their sword.

Prediction from Murdoch's biographer

@ MichaelWolffNYC

James Murdoch is next.
about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck

Rebekah got £3.5M for keeping quiet submitting her resignation


and

@dontgetfooled

has FOI'd the Met Police about if/how much they paid #CarterRuck to threaten the Guardian over criticism of John Yates whatdotheyknow.com/request/paymen…

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/payments_to_carter_ruc_k

five million bucks seems to be the asking price.

makes you wonder about the pay off to Sy for the same amount.

widowan wrote:

marxman wrote:

almostgothic wrote:I love redheads too!

But it's no good Brooks cultivating that pre-Raphaelite look when she hasn't got the heart or the soul to go with it.

Lizzie Siddal she ain't ...

According to a tweet, Piers Morgan loved red heads too!!

Piers and his wife

http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/source-piers-morgan-wife-expecting-first-child-together-201156

She must be so proud.

Hi Widowan, Unfortunately not the red head as shown, but a certain 'ginger witch' as per almostgothic's description.
according to Twitter had been going on 3 years. However, one can only guess to it's credibility.

Chris wrote:

almostgothic wrote:News Corp's Les Hinton 'resigns'
breaking news

One of the most senior executives of Rupert Murdoch's embattled News Corporation has reportedly quit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14170879

Looks like an all out battle to try and save James Murdoch's hide now with three former editors, legal counsel and former head of NI all having left, been sacked or fallen on their sword.

oh dear. this is getting ugly.

turn up the sound.

!!

Les Hinton's resignation was clearly forced, his quote in the WSJ is basically one word "irrelevant" -(he had to resign because he was leading the group during the time those scandals were taking place, although he supposedly did not know of these practices - ha! -) he states that this is "irrelevant" -

He's hurt.

Dow Jones supposedly is going to feel some negative effects from this. well, good. people who based their entire livelihood obsessing over how much everything on earth does cost or should cost... what is that quote? A cynic is one who knows the cost of everything and the value of nothing?

At least WSJ is reporting on this, but aside from one article that mentioned 9/11 victims they haven't brought that back up. People are still extremely touchy about that subject and how the victims are treated.

I HOPE they uncover some dirt on Fox News.

IT IS NOW BEING SAID THAT THE NOTW HACKED OTHER JOURNALISTS PHONES.WHATEVER NEXT?
HAS ANYONE A COPY OF WHO WHO? BECAUSE THE WHOLE LIST OF HACKING VICTIMS MIGHT BE IN THAT BOOK.