Is it just me or does the senior editor of The Sun want shooting?
He's been bleating all day about the heavy handed treatment that his journalists have had to put up with from the police investigating allegations of bribery involving senior police figures.
Err, Hello, reality check, the sister newspaper to this comic has just been shut down after it was revealed that they routinely hacked the voicemail of politicians, celebrities and a little girl who was murdered.
Now the first two I'm not especially bothered about, though a certain amount of privacy should be allowed to anyone. But the last, no way no how.
Trevor Kavanagh, people in glass house.................
Hows that saying go....We get the press that we deserve.
Your right John, he wants more than shooting if you ask me. I hate the tabloid attitude of "...in the public's interest". This seems to get used as an excuse to invade the privacy of anyone they deem to be "news" worthy.
The Max Mosley case was a classic. Who cares that he paid for prostitutes, who cares that he got into a bit of bdsm, no one. The papers angle was that the girls were dressed as Nazi's!!
Its long overdue that the tabloids have the tables turned on them.
There's no ideal,certainley don't want a press that runs amuck,but don't want one thats stifled either,the answer?? don't know.
You should take a look at our local rag, The Straits Times or Straits Pravda as it's often referred to, I think you get the idea.
Been to Singapore so I know the Strait Times, and you and Chris are both right a free press is important.
Quote from: "robxxxx"Who cares that he paid for prostitutes, who cares that he got into a bit of bdsm, no one. The papers angle was that the girls were dressed as Nazi's!!
What's not to like? :lol:
Dont like what they print dont buy them :shock: , sunday sport, now there's a paper :roll: cheers Spud :wink:
Quote from: "John Stenhouse"Been to Singapore so I know the Strait Times, and you and Chris are both right a free press is important.
Where does one find a free press nowadays?
Quote from: "2doggs"Where does one find a free press nowadays?
The internet! Its about as free as a free press will get. There are so many social media and blogging sites now it is very hard to stifle someones views and opinions. You only have to look at recent events of the Arab spring to see that social media played a big part in it, despite the fact that governments tried to block or censor.
Me. I just use it to look at bare, naked ladies. Oh and bike forums.....
Quote from: "robxxxx"....Me. I just use it to look at bare, naked ladies. Oh and bike forums.....
Not bare naked ladies, but a funny take on the subject. Although this is on You Tube and so meets someone's standards of decency, it's maybe not wife safe :roll:
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_ur ... PrCo&gl=GB (http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DeWEjvCRPrCo&v=eWEjvCRPrCo&gl=GB)
Quote from: "robxxxx"Quote from: "2doggs"Where does one find a free press nowadays?
The internet! Its about as free as a free press will get. There are so many social media and blogging sites now it is very hard to stifle someones views and opinions. You only have to look at recent events of the Arab spring to see that social media played a big part in it, despite the fact that governments tried to block or censor.
Me. I just use it to look at bare, naked ladies. Oh and bike forums.....
View and opinions are my issue. That's not news. I dont trust self proclaimed bloggers. I do trust the raw vdeo footage that gets put out on the social networks, but all bloggers are biased one way or another. There is no straight news anymore. It's all interpreted news regergetated multiple times over and over and over.
As for naked girls and bike forums.....Thank god for some sanity. 8)
Why is it you can't dress as a Nazi nowadays?