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Justine Roberts Co Founder of Mumsnet says, Mumsnet users will 'not lament the loss of the News of the World as a Newspaper'

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complimentary · 09/07/2011 21:06

How dare Justine Roberts speak for me and others in saying in todays Times that I as a user of Mumsnet will be glad that this 168 year old paper has folded. Murdoch as an Aussie and Roberts being married into the Guardian may not care about this paper but I an many others do, particularly with the loss of of 200 jobs. I'm not surprised she says the above as she is married to the deputy editor of the Guardian, who led the campaign against this paper. There is one thing Ms. Roberts can be sure of, the Guardian won't replace the News of the World, with its daily readership of 175.000!
Grin

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complimentary · 09/07/2011 21:17

How dare Justine Roberts speak for me and many others in saying in todays Times that I as a user of Mumsnet will be glad that this 168 year old paper has folded. Murdoch as an Aussie and Roberts being married into the Guardian may not care about this paper or its employers, of whom 200 will lose their jobs, but I do! I'm not surprised she says these things as she is married to the deputy editor of the Guardian, who campaigned against the paper. There is one thing Ms.Roberts can be sure of the Guardian with its elitist readers of 175.000 per day will never replace the News of the Worlds record of 7.5 million! Grin Don't be surprised if this message is deleted by mumsnet.

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gillybean2 · 09/07/2011 21:11

I don't buy/read the papers because they are all full of celebrity drival. I won't lament the NOTW (or any paper really), but I do feel for those who have lost their jobs.
I'm sure they weren't he only paper using these kind of sources and tactics either...

Not happy that Justine, or anyone, feels they can speak on my behalf just because I happen to use mumsnet though Hmm Where's the link to that please..?