God, those NoW journos were utter scum weren't they?

[headfairy]

apparently by deleting Milly's messages her family still had some hope that she might still be alive

Yup the BBC et al are practically having orgasms about how brill the NOTW have been - excuse me - I do not agree

from twitter

also STimes: nine journos, three police officers (unnamed) may face jail over hacking thetim.es/r5Esdy

still behind paywall so you can only see the headline - which actually says at least nine journalists

what's a paywall?

ah, non-subscription?

all the NI papers are paid-for now (including NotW - well, until this weekend, I think we can all enjoy its swansong for nothing)

\link{http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/notw/public/home/\yep, down to its usual standard} - tits, bums & royals

Ponders - thanks - trouble now is the big companies have all gone to the Mail .

They would have all advertised with the Mail anyway

have you seen this?

Yes, belle - I just started a new thread on it

Doh! I was so pleased I forgot to search.

I think we posted at the same second practically!

KatieMumsnet is going on BBCPoliticsShow at 11 tomorro to meet Times Executive Editor Roger Alton - chap who thinks "yummy mummies" at Mumsnet were to blame for the demise of the NOTW. (Go Katie!)

Good Luck Katie .

You're up late Justine.

Bring him some biscuits. Some organic shortbread perhaps?

OOoo definately worth watching...hope she lets them know that we are not all "yummy mummies" but the really concerned that the next generation are being brianwashed by the gutter press and the base levels they wil sink to for a story!

Not directly relevant, but someone waaay above mentioned HarperCollins is owned by Murdoch, and I was just contemplating whether his control of a book publisher is actually malign, or pretty harmless really.

Then I remembered that in 1998 Murdoch binned Chris Patten's book about China to protect his China business interests.

Ho hum.

LOL at Mumsnet (& the CofE) being the catalyst for purging the Aegean Stables of the Screws, causing the fall of the Murdoch Empire and so on. As a viacar's daughter and MNetter I am very proud.

Surely our future role is obvious though? With the demise of the PCC, what is needed is MN to step in. All complaints regarding the media to be posted on AIBU.

'AIBU to think this column by Jan Moir is homophobic bollocks?'

And so on. Would save everyone heaps of time.

sara payne has written a piece for the notw

Go Katiemumsnet!!!

Good article that Lenin linked to.

and this is the sort of thing which makes me proud of tabloid journalism, and I wish they did more of it

I think Sara Payne is loyal because of the huge amount of support they gave Sarah's law.