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Are there, like, any journalists left in Britain now? Kinda surprising that there isn't room to employ Brown Moses somewhere. :p
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Would he really want to work in the industry as it stands now? The SA Forums have more legitimacy.
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Neil Wallis @neilwallis1 After 21 months of hell for my family, CPS have just told my solicitors that there will be NO prosecution of me re my phone-hacking arrest
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Feb 22, 2013 12:06
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Illuminati by Nature posted:Neil Wallis @neilwallis1 Oh dear Neil - has the intrusion and harrassment been hard to take? Hypocrite.
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Feb 22, 2013 12:18
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Here's a new post from my blog that David Allen Green described as "Fascinating and important" and which "should be read by all interested in law and media", which must mean it's good. "Elveden - Murdoch's Catch 22".
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Feb 22, 2013 12:47
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A tiny and mostly symbolic detail, but today BSkyB officially bought back the shares News Corp bought almost three years ago which kicked off the takeover bid, meaning it is officially over: http://www.4-traders.com/BRITISH-SKY-BROADCASTING-9590190/news/British-Sky-Broadcasting-Group-plc-Share-Buyback-16369542/ (News Corp still own 39.1% of BSkyB, and made a pretty tasty profit - almost half a million pounds - on the buyback because the price is now almost as high as it got at the height of the takeover bid.)
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Feb 28, 2013 19:48
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My regular contributor just sent me this about tomorrows court appearances, worth a read http://brown-moses.blogspot.com/2013/03/hackgate-elveden-murdoch-or-king-cnut.html
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Mar 7, 2013 21:06
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Looks like another police officer is going down via Danny Shawquote:Alan Tierney, a former Surrey police constable, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to two offences of misconduct in a public office. Not good news for the Sun journalist(s) involved. [edit] There's more, could be a busy morning with Coulson, Brooks, et al appearing later, especially if the Datapool 3 emails have been ruled submissable as many people now suspect (which means News Corp is hosed) quote:Ex prison worker Richard Trunkfield pleads guilty to passing info to the Sun about a high profile prisoner Brown Moses fucked around with this message at 10:52 on Mar 8, 2013 |
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Mar 8, 2013 10:45
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I wonder if all the cases will be uses as precedent to prosecute Police whistleblowers in the future. As an aside, I also find the Eye's stance on the entire affair rather interesting and orthogonal to the opinion in this thread. They bewailed the back door addition of the Leveson recommendations which got a big shout out in the thread. With the number of Politicians they embarrass they are rather worried about statutory regulations.
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Mar 8, 2013 11:19
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Another guilty pleaquote:Another guilty plea at Old Bailey. A former police officer - who can't be named for legal reasons - admits misconduct in public office.
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Mar 8, 2013 11:28
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So who is given then chance for leniency more, the police or the reporters, or is the sentencing equally harsh? Is the prosecution going after the press and giving the charged police officers a chance to cooperate or vice versa? I wold expect an institutional bias in favor of the corrupt police, unless there is a concerted effort that they be 'made an example'.
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Mar 8, 2013 11:47
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Well the first conviction was pretty harsh, so I expect more of the same. All these guilty pleas aren't good for News Corp as now the journalists involved have to explain how they can be innocent while the person the paid off is guilty. It's all very bad news for News Corp.
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Mar 8, 2013 11:49
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Another guilty pleaquote:A public official - who can't be named for legal reasons - has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit misconduct in public office.
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Mar 8, 2013 11:52
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Brown Moses posted:Well the first conviction was pretty harsh, so I expect more of the same. All these guilty pleas aren't good for News Corp as now the journalists involved have to explain how they can be innocent while the person the paid off is guilty. It's all very bad news for News Corp. Well, you see, he gave me the story and I paid him not I paid him to give me a story, so he corrupted himself QED I'm innocent.
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Mar 8, 2013 11:55
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Brown Moses posted:Another guilty plea Any particular reason why there is anonymity or reporting restrictions on these trials? Hank Morgan fucked around with this message at 12:42 on Mar 8, 2013 |
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Mar 8, 2013 12:06
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Hank Morgan posted:Any particular reason why there is anonymity or reporting restrictions on these trials? Likely it's because it would prejudice other related trials.
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Mar 8, 2013 15:01
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In the meantime, enjoy Rupert's tumblr! http://murdochhere.tumblr.com/
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Missed by the press:quote:Southwark Crown Court 13 March All four were involved with the Milly Dowler hacking, so it could be related.
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Mar 12, 2013 22:15
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No chance they succeed, surely?
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For a bit of levity, I submit this cross post from AusPol. How does News Ltd's react to the suggestion of regulation?  
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Mar 12, 2013 23:43
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Lizard Combatant posted:For a bit of levity, I submit this cross post from AusPol. How does News Ltd's react to the suggestion of regulation? They're only just now shocked that Conroy's a piece of poo poo?
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TinTower posted:They're only just now shocked that Conroy's a piece of poo poo? Broken clock I guess. He's poo poo all right, just not for the reason they're finally going with.
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Mar 13, 2013 05:06
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4 Mirror journos/former journos arrested over alleged phone hacking between 2003-2004. Guess who was editor then. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21785103
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Mar 14, 2013 12:14
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The leveson talks have collapsed apparently
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Mar 14, 2013 12:23
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Illuminati by Nature posted:The leveson talks have collapsed apparently The way people are talking it could break the coalition, bad timing for Cameron as well because of the Mirror arrests.
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Mar 14, 2013 12:39
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Christ, it's all go this morning, a police officer is being charged for accepting cash from the Sun for information. It should also be noted the Mirror journalists charged today are all editors or deputy editors. All from the Piers Morgan era as well, so bad news for him. More on the arrests from Guido quote:Guido understands former Sunday Mirror editor and former PCC ethics adviser Tina Weaver is among the four Mirror journalists that have been arrested this morning on suspicion of conspiracy to intercept voicemails Not great timing for Cameron as he tries to avoid implementing the Leveson reforms. Brown Moses fucked around with this message at 12:52 on Mar 14, 2013 |
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Mar 14, 2013 12:48
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The Guardian Liveblog of the Leveson talks has been fairly informative. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2013/mar/14/ed-miliband-regional-banks-live-blog
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So, I guess we're watching this space until DC's royal charter proposition is debated on Monday?
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Mar 14, 2013 18:27
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Might there be a vote of no confidence as a follow-on, if the LibDems and Labour successfully make common cause?
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Might there be a vote of no confidence as a follow-on, if the LibDems and Labour successfully make common cause? I really doubt it - neither party wants to force an election right now I should imagine
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DC is doing the same thing he did with the voting referendum. Force a vote on an bill no-one wants. It's a win win situation for him, either they get the water-downed bill through and the media is saved, or they reject it and the media is saved...precious donation money...
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Just popped up on the Graun 600 new claims made against NewsCorp thanks to a "suspect turned supergrass" As the old thread mantra goes, There is always more, and it is always worse.
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Sex Vicar posted:Just popped up on the Graun This is the best bit quote:The revelations come at the worst possible time for David Cameron as he prepares to battle in parliament to protect the newspaper industry from what he fears is excessive state-backed regulation of the industry. MPs and peers are due on Monday to debate legal changes designed to tighten media self-regulation and ensure it is placed on a permanent basis. Labour and the Lib Dems are hoping to defeat the Conservatives with their proposals to introduce a law to strengthen the power of a watchdog to audit the work of a reformed Press Complaints Commission. This is hilarious.
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Mar 15, 2013 22:55
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Beautiful last sentence. I busted up.
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Mar 15, 2013 23:11
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Its going to be quite interesting to see how this vote turns out. If the Tories have any amount of sense they'll vote for the proposals rather than follow blindly behind Cameron. If the vote fails its going to be an utter disaster. How fun!
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For those of you who are a little lost here's a break down of the main issues faced at the moment http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/mar/15/press-regulator-battle-explained?CMP=twt_fd
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Oh, and there's this tooquote:Phone hacking: Police quiz former Daily Mirror editor Richard Wallace
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It confounds me that Piers Morgan has eluded capture.
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ufarn posted:It confounds me that Piers Morgan has eluded capture. He naturally secretes a lubricant which makes him almost impossible to get a solid grip on. He's the journalistic equivalent of a hagfish.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:He naturally secretes a lubricant which makes him almost impossible to get a solid grip on. He's the journalistic equivalent of a hagfish. poo poo, you hit the nail on the head. That Alex Jones interview was like two hagfish squirming around each other in a tank full of their own secreted slime.
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