tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post2393174072265446095..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: News of the World 0; Guardian 1byron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-82882894704305783252012-05-15T10:18:50.996+01:002012-05-15T10:18:50.996+01:00Schaedenfreude alert: Brooks to be charged with pe...Schaedenfreude alert: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/may/15/rebekah-brooks-charged-perverting-course-justice" rel="nofollow">Brooks to be charged with perverting the course of justice</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-47429724823357248802012-03-13T11:40:09.226+00:002012-03-13T11:40:09.226+00:00Guardian: Rebekah Brooks arrested, again.Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/mar/13/rebekah-brooks-arrested-phone-hacking-investigation" rel="nofollow">Rebekah Brooks arrested</a>, again.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-82563360615017922082012-02-17T10:37:45.572+00:002012-02-17T10:37:45.572+00:00The Conversation: Scandal and schadenfreude as the...The Conversation: <a href="http://theconversation.edu.au/scandal-and-schadenfreude-in-london-as-the-sun-self-destructs-5391" rel="nofollow">Scandal and schadenfreude as the Sun self-destructs</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-90179287912971952002011-08-17T02:07:44.350+01:002011-08-17T02:07:44.350+01:00Nick Davies: More serious revelations in this saga...Nick Davies: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/16/phone-hacking-now-reporter-letter" rel="nofollow">More serious revelations</a> in this saga, which goes on and on.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-72622049090850329702011-08-03T15:28:22.819+01:002011-08-03T15:28:22.819+01:00Guardian: Interesting background piece on Tom Wats...Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/aug/02/tom-watson-phone-hacking" rel="nofollow">Interesting background piece on Tom Watson</a>, the Labour MP who kept digging.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-67746387191130659122011-07-18T19:58:14.848+01:002011-07-18T19:58:14.848+01:00GLW: Gaol Murdoch, not Assange. Interesting compar...GLW: <a href="http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/48192" rel="nofollow">Gaol Murdoch, not Assange</a>. Interesting comparison of the two episodes. They miss one obvious parallel - both men were born in Australia but have departed to walk the world stage.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-10023595107475258072011-07-14T06:48:44.670+01:002011-07-14T06:48:44.670+01:00For those who can't understand any news story ...For those who can't understand any news story <a href="http://gawker.com/5820243/jon-stewart-tackles-the-news-of-the-world-scandal" rel="nofollow">until Jon Stewart has explained it</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-77674639588900069662011-07-13T03:42:52.721+01:002011-07-13T03:42:52.721+01:00And then the following three paragraphs seems to i...And then the following three paragraphs seems to imply: "it was too hard so we gave up and kept looking for possible terrorists instead of following a major lead we knew led to dark places".byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-80992985718797547552011-07-13T03:41:05.453+01:002011-07-13T03:41:05.453+01:00Guardian: The Met Police are not doing a good job ...Guardian: The Met Police are <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jul/12/john-yates-evidence-mocked-mps" rel="nofollow">not</a> doing a good job of explaining themselves. <br /><br />"Clarke said he could not justify the resources that going through the 11,000 pages of files would have taken. In 2006, when Goodman and Mulcaire were arrested, he was overseeing 70 terrorism byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-3042712562408844142011-07-11T16:02:09.403+01:002011-07-11T16:02:09.403+01:00Guardian: Gordon Brown was a major target while he...Guardian: Gordon Brown was a <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/11/phone-hacking-news-international-gordon-brown" rel="nofollow">major target</a> while he was chancellor and PM.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-19002472106863090082011-07-10T18:15:05.594+01:002011-07-10T18:15:05.594+01:00Guardian: On the failure of the entire political c...Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/10/rupert-murdoch-phone-hacking-cameron" rel="nofollow">On the failure of the entire political class</a>: "This story is about the failure of the entire political class. Journalists and politicians, advisers, PR people, writers and lawyers drank Murdoch's champagne, swooned in his company, took his calls and allowed byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-33890842802919316392011-07-10T18:01:15.029+01:002011-07-10T18:01:15.029+01:00SMH: I asked about ethics and Rupert called me a w...SMH: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/i-asked-about-ethics-and-rupert-called-me-a-wanker-20110709-1h7tj.html" rel="nofollow">I asked about ethics and Rupert called me a wanker</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-27965334335168182392011-07-10T17:47:23.385+01:002011-07-10T17:47:23.385+01:00Guardian editorial: Murdoch's malign influence...Guardian editorial: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/10/observer-editorial-murdoch-phone-hacking" rel="nofollow">Murdoch's malign influence must die with NotW</a>: "Over 40 years, Murdoch convinced the establishment that he can make or break political reputations and grant or take away electoral success. In doing so, he has come close to gelding parliament, byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-42198999525177891352011-07-08T20:59:48.128+01:002011-07-08T20:59:48.128+01:00Kudos to the following charities, who all refused ...<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/blog/2011/jul/08/news-of-the-world-phone-hacking-scandal#block-45" rel="nofollow">Kudos</a> to the following charities, who all refused the offer of free advertising in the final edition of NotW: RNLI, RSPCA, The Brooke, Care International, Thames Reach, Action Aid, WaterAid, Salvation Army, VSO, RSPCA, Oxfam and Barnardo's.<br /><br /><a href="http://byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-46327229642457398652011-07-08T20:55:20.707+01:002011-07-08T20:55:20.707+01:00I thought this comment was worth recording: "...I thought <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/discussion/comment-permalink/11491665" rel="nofollow">this comment</a> was worth recording: "In a little over two years The Guardian have had the Trafigura episode, the killing of Ian Tomlinson, Wikileaks and now this. No other British newspaper has a record anything like it. Keep up the good work."byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-10833243506940969542011-07-08T20:13:47.833+01:002011-07-08T20:13:47.833+01:00Guardian: Cameron admits (some of) his own failure...Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jul/08/james-murdoch-questioning-david-cameron" rel="nofollow">Cameron admits (some of) his own failures in a widespread problem shared by politicians, police and media</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-15587405766049624862011-07-08T20:09:32.181+01:002011-07-08T20:09:32.181+01:00Guardian: Further attempts to obstruct the course ...Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/08/phone-hacking-emails-news-international" rel="nofollow">Further attempts to obstruct the course of justice</a> as NotW executives accused of deleting half a terrabyte of archived emails.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-75885591887590434392011-07-08T01:27:54.425+01:002011-07-08T01:27:54.425+01:00Guardian editorial. Closing NotW is yet another di...<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/07/news-of-the-world-editorial" rel="nofollow">Guardian editorial</a>. Closing <i>NotW</i> is yet another diversionary tactic.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-83119896780372431582011-07-07T22:53:57.794+01:002011-07-07T22:53:57.794+01:00This was an interesting speech by Labour MP Chris ...<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/07/phone-hacking-chris-bryant" rel="nofollow">This</a> was an interesting speech by Labour MP Chris Byrant in parliament yesterday, laying out some of what is at stake.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-22776725626166931802011-07-07T22:39:59.399+01:002011-07-07T22:39:59.399+01:00Sam Norton offers his thoughts.<a href="http://elizaphanian.blogspot.com/2011/07/evil-suffers-small-setback.html" rel="nofollow">Sam Norton</a> offers his thoughts.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-59946779800925490472011-07-07T22:37:25.733+01:002011-07-07T22:37:25.733+01:00Speaking of schadenfreude, this may not be up for ...Speaking of schadenfreude, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtk3yLVUOKg" rel="nofollow">this may not be up for long</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.com