Sorry it's been a while since my last blog post, been busy preparing for Graduation on Tuesday..eeek and then off on my holidays next Friday with my lovely bf for a whole week of sunshine and relaxation in sunny Spain!! :D
Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard about the News of the World's (NOTW) phone hacking scandal which has completely exploded this week. When the most recent phone hacking allegations began it was alleged that some politicians and celebrities were hacked, which in view is completely unacceptable as it doesn't conform within the boundaries of ethical journalism. But this week it has emerged that not only had the NOTW allegedly hacked into celebrities and politicians phones but also it has been alleged that they also hacked into the phone of Milly Dowler , a young girl who was abducted and murdered in 2002. As well as Milly's phone, it has also been alleged that the NOTW hacked into family members who lost loved ones in the 7/7 bombings phones as well!!
As this story continues to unfold it seems to just get worse and worse and more sickening. Not only from a journalists' point of view but also for those poor victims who had their private phone messages hacked into. These were people who did not need any more anguish or heartache than they were already experiencing.
As a newly qualified journalist, struggling to break into the journalism world of work I find it so disheartening that these so called 'journalists' who have been involved in the hacking scandal are giving the rest of the ethical and good natured journalists and the media world a bad name! I spent three years studying for my journalism degree and getting myself into debt because I wanted to be a journalist, but I want to be an honest journalist.
I HATE with a passion newspapers who tell blatant lies. For example The Sun aka The SCUM, who in 1989 published their ridiculous article entitled 'THE TRUTH' about the Hillsborough disaster in which 96 Liverpool fans lost their lives. The S**'s story that day could not have been further from the truth, it was ridiculous and it was all LIES!! Liverpool fans and the families of the 96 innocent people are still campaigning for justice, something which is LONG overdue.
The ridiculous front page of The S** after the Hillsborough disaster.
Justice for the 96- Don't buy The Sun!!!
So because of the reputation that The S** newspaper has in my eyes (a filthy rag that I wouldn't even touch never mind read) I wasn't entirely surprised that it was the Sunday equivalent of The S**, the News of the World that had been involved in such disgusting methods and invasion of innocent people's privacy. I hope for the sake of those that have been directly affected by the phone hacking and also for the sake of good Journalism and good, honest journalists that those responsible are severely punished, and as well as that the newspaper and the entire corporation in which it belongs are also severely punished. In my eyes, I would love nothing more than both the News of the World and The S** to be removed from press completely...one can only dream and hope!
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