Nothing like attacking the victims of your vulture-like policies by calling THEM the scumbags.. Anyone else sensing heavy projection issues here? The Sydney Morning Herald:
Rupert Murdoch has labelled victims of phone hacking "scumbag celebrities" after they met the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, during the Conservative party conference.
Mr Murdoch took to Twitter to criticise the talks in Birmingham between Mr Cameron and members of the Hacked Off campaign, the singer Charlotte Church, actor Hugh Grant and a former TV presenter, Jacqui Hames.
Murdoch tweeted: "Told UK's Cameron receiving scumbag celebrities pushing for even more privacy laws. Trust the toffs! Transparency under attack. Bad."
(Your scumbag phonehacking policies? Your tactics aren't transparent, but they are under attack..)
The comments sparked a storm of disapproval, with Mr Murdoch repeatedly asked to apologise for the remarks and remove the tweets. Hames hit back at the head of News Corporation, tweeting: "Never let the facts get in the way of a good story eh Rupert. Happy to discuss our concerns with you sometime?" She added: "I've been called worse, but admittedly not by CEO of large multinational corp." Mr Murdoch replied to Hames: "Not referring to these ladies". (I'm sure the "ladies" appreciate your consideration, Poopert..)
Advertisement Thais Portilho-Shrimpton, a journalist and former co-ordinator of the Hacked Off campaign, tweeted that she had set up a meeting "between PM, a former Crimewatch presenter, a singer and an actor", adding: "You must be referring to all".
The former Liberal Democrat MP Evan Harris tweeted: "By 'scumbag celebs' do u mean the WPC u put under surveillance, the teen girl yr papers perved over, or the actor u hacked?". He accused Mr Murdoch of being disingenuous and hypocritical. "I was at meeting & unlike yr secret meetngs w/ PMs promoting yr business, the victims went in front door & told media abt it."
Mr Murdoch also engaged with another Twitter user who said: "Scumbags"? And your journalists and executives are what?".
Mr Murdoch replied: "They don't get arrested for indecency on major LA highways! Or abandon love child's".
Terrible and Shocking! Celebrities behaving badly? Whoda thunk? Sooo much worse than supposed journalistic networks routinely lying to their audience.. Poopert obviously doesn't watch The Daily Show.. John Stewart has a partial list for you, ma'am..
Rupert Murdoch has labelled victims of phone hacking "scumbag celebrities" after they met the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, during the Conservative party conference.
Mr Murdoch took to Twitter to criticise the talks in Birmingham between Mr Cameron and members of the Hacked Off campaign, the singer Charlotte Church, actor Hugh Grant and a former TV presenter, Jacqui Hames.
Murdoch tweeted: "Told UK's Cameron receiving scumbag celebrities pushing for even more privacy laws. Trust the toffs! Transparency under attack. Bad."
(Your scumbag phonehacking policies? Your tactics aren't transparent, but they are under attack..)
The comments sparked a storm of disapproval, with Mr Murdoch repeatedly asked to apologise for the remarks and remove the tweets. Hames hit back at the head of News Corporation, tweeting: "Never let the facts get in the way of a good story eh Rupert. Happy to discuss our concerns with you sometime?" She added: "I've been called worse, but admittedly not by CEO of large multinational corp." Mr Murdoch replied to Hames: "Not referring to these ladies". (I'm sure the "ladies" appreciate your consideration, Poopert..)
Advertisement Thais Portilho-Shrimpton, a journalist and former co-ordinator of the Hacked Off campaign, tweeted that she had set up a meeting "between PM, a former Crimewatch presenter, a singer and an actor", adding: "You must be referring to all".
The former Liberal Democrat MP Evan Harris tweeted: "By 'scumbag celebs' do u mean the WPC u put under surveillance, the teen girl yr papers perved over, or the actor u hacked?". He accused Mr Murdoch of being disingenuous and hypocritical. "I was at meeting & unlike yr secret meetngs w/ PMs promoting yr business, the victims went in front door & told media abt it."
Mr Murdoch also engaged with another Twitter user who said: "Scumbags"? And your journalists and executives are what?".
Mr Murdoch replied: "They don't get arrested for indecency on major LA highways! Or abandon love child's".
Terrible and Shocking! Celebrities behaving badly? Whoda thunk? Sooo much worse than supposed journalistic networks routinely lying to their audience.. Poopert obviously doesn't watch The Daily Show.. John Stewart has a partial list for you, ma'am..
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How did public perception of Rupert Murdoch and his media empire change in the aftermath of the phone hacking scandal, particularly regarding issues of journalistic integrity and accountability? Regard Telkom University
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