Ross, Brand....McCanns & Editors

[jambo]

As is currently being discussed on another thread, Russel Brand has resigned, & Jonathan Ross's future is being 'considered', following a prank phone-call to Andrew Sachs, which, after a campaign by the Daily Mail, led to more than 30,000 complaints being made to the BBC.

Meanwhile, in other news, The Daily & Sunday Express, The Daily Star, The Daily & Sunday Mirror, The Metro, The London Evening Standard (part of the same company which owns the Mail), The Daily Mail, the Sun & The News of the World, have all been found guilty, & been forced to pay damages to the McCanns & the so-called 'Tapas Seven', for printing articles for which they admitted having no evidence, which they admitted having made no attempt to check the veracity of, & which contained allegations which they subsequently admitted had no foundation whatsoever.

Not a single journalist, editor or senior executive from any of these "newspapers", or the companies which own them, has been fined, nor has a single person lost their job as a result of the publication of nearly 100 articles in these newspapers...100 articles which consisted wholly in lies & nothing else...whatsoever.

Oh yes...& these 100 articles were also deemed by the courts to be "grossly defamatory"...as well as being "wholly without foundation", & "completely untrue".

 

[jambo]

I see the resignation of Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas has been announced - an example of a senior figure in the public sector taking responsibility.

Meanwhile, in other news, still not a single resignation from anyone one in any of the organisations relating to The Daily & Sunday Express, The Daily Star, The Daily & Sunday Mirror, The Metro, The London Evening Standard, The Daily Mail, the Sun & The News of the World, all of which repeatedly printed defamatory lies passing themselves off as 'news' stories, but which were, in fact, completely made up & completely untrue.

 

[globegrecian]

Could you link to your source re the papers; can't find anything on BBC news, cheers

 

[jambo]

Could you link to your source re the papers; can't find anything on BBC news, cheers

Here's a link reporting damages to Murat & 2 others, & citing the various newspapers I mentioned.

Here's a link to a BBC article covering Express Newspapers' payment of damages to the McCanns.

This is a link to the Times' report of the Press Association announcement of damages paid by Express Newspapers to the 'Tapas 7'.

 

[globegrecian]

Thanks.

Says it all really. Have had the misfortune to meet some Press Association types and the odd journo here and there and to say they are up their own ass*s is an understatement.

You make a very good point but unfortunately one lost on the 'sheeple' who read these papers and believe every word.