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mephisto5 in ontd_political

Journalist is utterly vile

Dec 23, 2011 22:40

This is somewhat old news, but I checked the tags and didn't see it posted. It details some of the evidence submitted to the Leveson Inquiry, a public inquiry 'into the culture, practices and ethics of the [British] press'. I've put it behind the cut as it deals with suicide.

( In which Mr Jack McLean is a scumbag )

murder, suicide, media, flames on the side of my face, this is why we cant have nice things, journalism, people suck, fuck this guy, meet the press, uk

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benihime99 December 23 2011, 22:57:49 UTC

In france we call that type of journalist "fouille merde". People you love to "dig shit"
I can't with those people.

"the Watsons were unable to obtain a retraction or apology from the Herald."
What the actual FUCK?

mephisto5 December 23 2011, 23:07:20 UTC

British libel laws only apply to the living, and you'd have more luck getting blood from a stone than an apology from the gutter press without taking legal action.

benihime99 December 23 2011, 23:09:56 UTC

Glad to live in France.
Seriously that's fucked up.

They could at least say sorry even if they don't mean it. At least the family would be at ease.

ruby_chalice December 24 2011, 07:52:44 UTC

Oh this has made my blood boil. Follow up article in The Guardian

The Scottish newspaper accused of inaccurately portraying a murdered schoolgirl as a bully at the Leveson inquiry has apologised for any upset it has caused to her parents.

The Herald issued a statement after Margaret and Jim Watson attacked the reporting by a former columnist, Jack McLean, of their daughter's murder, and the paper's reaction to their complaints at the time. He wrote under the pen-name "the Urban Voltaire".

Newsquest's Glasgow-based paper said it "deeply regrets any action which added to the Watson family's grief over the tragic loss of their daughter and later their son". "The columns were published some 20 years ago when the group was under different ownership and editorial control and the freelance columnist involved has not worked for the company for some years," the Herald added.

A close friend of McLean's said on Tuesday afternoon the columnist had not been warned in advance that he would be named during the Leveson hearings and may seek legal ( ... )

atomic_joe2 December 24 2011, 10:53:34 UTC

The Leveson inquiry is such a good thing but the papers still haven't learned their lesson. Case in point, The Sun doesn't even report on the inquiry and when they do it's only in a side column from one of their columnists accusing, just for a change, the BBC of bias for having the temerity to broadcast reports on it. And its the same for the other tabloids too, but perhaps without the BBC bit.

They all have a lot to hide and they should just admit it. Because by doing what they're doing when they are found out it'll be that much worse for them. And they'll deserve everything they get.

I read the Daily Mirror, I like the paper and its columnists and its left-of-centre political position. But I know in my heart they're probably as guilty as the rest.