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RE: What's the problem?
By wordsworm on 7/8/2011 11:07:19 AM , Rating: 2
I did say they went too far. I also said that police go too far. Why hold the media to higher standard than the police, was my question. Is that easy enough for you to understand?

RE: What's the problem?
By BZDTemp on 7/9/2011 4:28:13 AM , Rating: 2
Well, I'm sorry but apart from that question you also made this statement:

It's not a good reason to shut down an entire company over issues with a few overzealous reporters and/or managers.

It may be you were on about police and the media but it looked to me like you ended up answering that question yourself. Essentially making it to be that what the Newspaper did was not so bad.

Since this page is about "News of the World" and I know nothing about the Police thing you mentioned I followed you up on the statement about media.

RE: What's the problem?
By wordsworm on 7/9/2011 7:54:42 PM , Rating: 2
I was saying that it's no worse than what police do. Investigative journalists are supposed to push the boundaries in order to discover the truth behind things. It's sad when people get hurt. Maybe a few of the journalists should lose their licenses. That's as far as I think it ought to go.

A newspaper is just a body of individuals. Not all of the individuals participated in the acts that are up for debate. Why punish an entire organization, hundreds of people, for the acts of a few? As I said before, it would be like shutting down a police department because one officer went too far.

RE: What's the problem?
By Reclaimer77 on 7/9/2011 9:43:14 PM , Rating: 3
*froths at mouth* Because uhhh Murdock is rich!! And Fox sucks!! And ummm we don't like them bla bla bla rabble rabble rabble!!!

RE: What's the problem?
By YashBudini on 7/9/2011 10:39:41 PM , Rating: 2

Nobody forced him to close it, it was his calculated decision, a simplistic way of stating R77 is once again fiercy battling windmills. That's what happens when you don't have a leg to stand on.

As mantioned earlier, traditional paper sales are down all over. Those that advertised in this paper will now simply advertise in his other papers. Add to that the other papers will probably show a slight increase in circulation, if not more, so they could in fact charge more for advertising, the basis of the business.


What? They don't have conspiracy laws over there?

RE: What's the problem?
By YashBudini on 7/9/2011 11:17:29 PM , Rating: 2

Ever hear of vicarious liability?

