"So 25 years later, none of the people involved printed a formal apology (seriously this took 25 years?!) and you think the fact that the people who apologised werent those originally in the wrong, is a good thing? confused"
15 years, not 25 years.
And yes the people involved have printed a formal apology.
www.pressgazette.co.uk/kelvin-mackenzie-instructs-lawyers-seek-apology-police-over-hillsborough-vilification
And other media published the same story.
"The main culprits in spreading these lies were David Duckenfield, Chief Superintendent in charge on the day (who later admitted that he lied), Graham Mackrell, Secretary Sheffield Wednesday and Graham Kelly of the F.A."
"Amongst the most vicious of reports of the Disaster was the Sheffield Star and the Yorkshire Post. It should be noted that these would be the two most widely read papers in the Sheffield area and therefore it would be hard to select a jury for the inquests that had not been influenced in some way by their version of the 'facts'. The Sheffield Star reported:
'Many supporters were still propping up the bars at 2.30pm. They raced to the stadium arriving at the Leppings Lane end at the height of the crush. Some of them were the worse for drink, others without tickets were hoping to sneak in. Hubble bubble toil and trouble.. drunkenness and ticketlessness were now added to the equation.'
The Yorkshire Post continued the attack: 'Thousands of fans began the fatal charge… thousands of latecomers tried to force their way into the ground...'
The military language was a popular theme throughout the reporting of the Hillsborough Disaster. The Manchester Evening News was typical: 'The Anfield Army charged on to the terrace behind the goal - many without tickets.'
Whilst the content and quality of so much of the reporting is appalling, the Evening Standard is deserving of particular consideration for it perfectly highlights the stereotyping not just of football fans but Liverpool people generally:
'How long will it take for it publicly to be acknowledged that fans themselves share the blame?… The catastrophe was caused first and foremost by violent enthusiasm for soccer, in this case the tribal passions of Liverpool supporters. They literally killed themselves and others to be at the game.'
This view was echoed at an international level in the comments of Jacques Georges, President of UEFA. His view of Liverpool fans was damning:
'One had the impression that they were beasts waiting to charge into the arena.'
Surprisingly one of the most offensive reports came from much closer to home, the Liverpool Daily Post. An article written by John Williams and entitled: "I blame the yobs" warrants extensive quoting:
'So it was at Hillsborough that the yobs made enough nuisance of themselves to convince the police that so-called gates of Hell were opened… the gatecrashers wreaked their fatal havoc. At best it was unfettered zeal. At worst it was uncontrolled fanaticism and mass hysteria which literally squeezed the life out of men, women and children. This was yobbism at its most base. People without tickets who had no right to be there were crushing to death their fellow Scousers. When it comes to apportioning blame, the accusatory finger can also be pointed at Liverpool. Scouse killed Scouse for no better reason than 22 men were kicking a ball.'
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It's very convenient to make 'The Sun' the bogeyman for everything wrong with the Hillsborough reporting, but that doesn't make it accurate.