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Phone hacking finally makes front page of the Sun… but only just
The majority of tomorrow’s front pages are covering the ongoing phone hacking saga at the News of the World with the prominence it deserves: Except, that is, for the News of the World’s sister paper, the Sun: Can… Read more
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How the Sun is reporting the phone hacking scandal
Given that the News of the World is their sister paper, it’s no surprise at all to discover that the Sun is reporting the escalating allegations of phone hacking in the following way: It’s also not surprising at all that the Sun is the only… Read more
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A bad day to be a tabloid
Today is not a good day to be a tabloid newspaper. The revelation that the News of the World hacked into Milly Dowler’s voicemail after she was abducted, potentially impeding the investigation into her disappearance and giving false hope to her… Read more
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News of the World hacked Milly Dowler’s voicemail
Just in case you thought the journalists at the News of the World couldn’t possibly have stooped any lower: The News of the World illegally targeted the missing schoolgirl Milly Dowler and her family in March 2002, interfering with police… Read more
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Another bunch of sorry rags
Before I begin with the subject of apologies, I should probably begin by saying sorry for the lack of posts over the last week. Normal service will hopefully resume shortly. In the meantime, here’s a quick round-up of apologies, corrections and… Read more
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Down with churnalism
Churnalism, the art of passing off rewritten press releases and wire copy as news, is about to become somewhat harder for news organisations to hide.Or so the Media Standards Trust hope.Yesterday, they launched a new website called Churnalism.com,… Read more
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The world’s greatest newspaper?
The following are arguably some of the biggest stories currently deserving of attention from the newspapers: the riots in Egypt, Mubarak’s decision to step down as president, and the subsequent effect this may have had on other Middle Eastern… Read more
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A sorry bunch of rags
Here’s a quick round-up of the most recent apologies or corrections or “expressions of regret” to have been negotiated by the PCC. The People have apologised to Kerry Katona: Kerry Katona Further to our article (October 10) claiming that… Read more
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