Hartigan: News of the World is an affront to all of us
News Ltd boss John Hartigan has told his staff that the activities of sister title the News of the World in the UK “in no way reflect” how the company does business in Australia.
The note from Hartigan – CEO and chairman of News Ltd in Australia – came a few hours after News Corp announced the closure of British tabloid the News of the World.
The scale of the paper’s voicemail-hacking activities emerged this week with those targeted including murder victims, dead servicemen’s families, politicians and celebrities.
Concluding his message in which he reminded staff of a duty to follow the company’s ethical code, Hartigan said: “Regrettably, a line has been crossed and it’s important at times like this that if we care about the power, value and relevance of responsible journalism then we must express in the strongest terms our distress and dismay at such a breach of faith.”
That’s right John. Your brainless Daily / Sunday Telegraph just harps on about “stopping the boats” and what “C list celebs are up to…” I would truly pay to the read the content of that………………………………………………………………………………………wait for it…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..NOT!
Crocodile Tears
I believe him.
Riiiight,
And this from the CEO that Justice Kaye described in the Supreme Court of Victoria in May as “an unreliable witness.”
Give us a break Harto ….