News of the World

Anyone doubting that the unethical practises at the News of the World started recently ought to take a look at the book "News of the World, Fake Sheikhs and Royal Trappings"

I picked up my copy in poundland - which is probably less than a copy of the News of the World would have been.  A tell example of most people's values.

Familiar names like Andy Coulson and Piers Morgan turn up, along with a well researched and evidenced examples of how the News of the World invented stories, told blatant lies and ruined the lives of innocent people.

The usual defence of the News of the World is that the bad is outweighed by the good -  but, actually, there are few examples of good journalism amongst the garbage that filled the pages of what was the UK most popular paper.

Many people might say they never believe what they read in the papers, it's all harmlesss fun and celebrities deserve it. However, the reality is that it is often believed, it isn';t harmless and no one deserves to have malicious lies told about them.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/News-World-Sheikhs-Royal-Trappings/dp/1903070724/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1326793559&sr=8-2

Goodbye - News of the the World - please don't come back

The News of the World is to stop publishing on Sunday. If only we could have a bank Holiday to celebrate.
Sadly end of the news of the world day doesn't fall on a monday.

The News of the World - has not been a newspaper for a long while  - more scandal mag and purveyor of tripe. The reality is that for better or worse, printed newspapers are in decline and their news content is often low and poor.

This could be a dawn of something better - unlikley, the media is a bit like an eternal battle between the forces of good and evil.   For today at least, the forces of good have the won a battle even if they can never win the war.