Comments on: The Sun: no comment

By: Manic

Manic — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:08:32 +0000

It is indeed. I was a regular buyer of the Independent for 10+ years until he personally made it clear that he has scant regard for simple accuracy and accountability.Since then, they've not had a penny of mine apart from my purchase of the edition of their newspaper that led (LED!) the pack in print with Damian Green's 'grooming' spin. On that note, I also have significant doubts about current Deputy Political Editor, Nigel Morris.It's some comfort to know that I'm not alone, so thanks for that.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:48:14 +0000

Would that editor be Decentish Blair worshipper Roger Alton, by any chance? My parents went back to the Times after 25-odd years with the Indy when he took over. It takes something special to make Murdoch's rag look the better option, I can tell you.

By: Manic

Manic — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:56:54 +0000

"you won't get a response"I expect as much, but I'm in a unique position to prove it.:O)Showing the problem of "the 200 or so other sites", what they've echoed and what can be done about that is next.(At some stage I may even finally end up blogging about the Independent, whose editor refused to even discuss the correction of some data – unrelated to this event – that was clearly false/incorrect. I've stopped buying their paper as a result.)

By: mikkimoose

mikkimoose — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:45:09 +0000

I suspect The Sun are more arrogant than even The Daily Mail and you won’t get a response.Nice at least that they have acknowledged the story is fraudulent by deleting it – though that’s not going to make it disappear from the 200 or so other sites it got echoed too.