World gone mad.

**jaffamont** · 8th July 2011, 18:11

How the fuck does the closeure of an English Sunday paper lead the six o'clock news in NZ? Who gives a shit!

**Big Dave** · 8th July 2011, 18:12

Originally Posted by jaffamont

Who gives a shit!

Journalists.

**neels** · 8th July 2011, 18:17

Because the large corporates that own said newspaper also own a large majority of the media in general.

Large corporation trying to save face by closing down one branch for being naughty boys, after enjoying the large profits from said branch for as long as they could get away from it.

**malfunconz** · 8th July 2011, 18:18

I agree , load of crap . They'l have a replacement rag most likely . So put me down as # 2 "dont give a shit" . Should be leadin with the bull shit hold ups on house and business payouts down in chch.

**schrodingers cat** · 8th July 2011, 18:29

News ain't truth
Truth ain't news

Welcome to the age of infotainment.

Media = advertising whores

**Paul in NZ** · 8th July 2011, 18:30

There is an issue worthy of the news at stake. namely freedom of the press and what happens when 'journalists' break the law in the interests of chasing a story. In this case they went waaaayyyyy too far. Too far beyond the law, taste and decentcy and they deserve anything that happens to em and worse.

Whats interesting is that this happened a long time ago and the paper totally changed management etc etc since then by way of appology.

But - at the end of the day its the media reporting on the media and no 3 headed calves were born to cats in northland sooo....

**slofox** · 8th July 2011, 18:42

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

no 3 headed calves were born to cats in northland sooo....

You'd be surprised what gets born up there mate...

**Big Dave** · 8th July 2011, 20:34

Address your complaints to:

Crud.
Dept. of Supply & Demand
Care of Your TV Station.
NZ

**onearmedbandit** · 8th July 2011, 20:45

Britain's largest Sunday 'paper'.
Britain's oldest paper.
Illegal activities carried out by said paper.
Paper 'closed' down.

Yes I can see how that was leading news.

**scracha** · 8th July 2011, 20:57

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Britain's largest Sunday 'paper'.
Britain's oldest paper.
Illegal activities carried out by said paper.
Paper 'closed' down.

Yes I can see how that was leading news.

Nice to see at least someone here isn't a fucktard.

Murdoch's flimsy excuse to ditch newspaper and falling revenues and concentrate on other aspects of his empire. Cue more government lobbying and more spewing of his right wing shite on Sky TV.

**jaffamont** · 8th July 2011, 21:03

Originally Posted by scracha

Nice to see at least someone here isn't a fucktard.

Murdoch's flimsy excuse to ditch newspaper and falling revenues and concentrate on other aspects of his empire. Cue more government lobbying and more spewing of his right wing shite on Sky TV.

Who's being a fucktard?

**Big Dave** · 8th July 2011, 21:10

Originally Posted by jaffamont

Who's being a fucktard?

Don't worry about it. That's him on a good day.

**Voltaire** · 8th July 2011, 21:11

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

There is an issue worthy of the news at stake. namely freedom of the press and what happens when 'journalists' break the law in the interests of chasing a story. In this case they went waaaayyyyy too far. Too far beyond the law, taste and decentcy and they deserve anything that happens to em and worse.

Whats interesting is that this happened a long time ago and the paper totally changed management etc etc since then by way of appology.

But - at the end of the day its the media reporting on the media and no 3 headed calves were born to cats in northland sooo....

They sell over 2 mill copies on a Sunday....is the media or the public to blame.
I lived in London for a few years and there were guys on sites who only bought The Sun and other only the Mirror...and so on. I never understood tabloid papers...just full of crap....I think the Daily Mail was 1/2 decent, I liked the Independent as they refused to do Royalty stories unless they were actual news, and you got news from outside " The Empire"
The Sunday Sports was a laugh....not just page 3 girls...but page 5 and 7.....
Remember lead story of Bus Found On Moon.....
Print media is on the way out....