Wow, what a crazy few days. It has to be said that I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a newsfeed NOTW to close this Sunday. My Sunday's will change forever. What will now be my newspaper of choice? I can't become a cardigan wearing middle England type Mail on Sunday reader even if the You supplement is nice.
The thing that has struck me though is not just the appalling activities of a few immoral people but the huge knock-on effect it has had on people who ultimately were not involved. Of course my condolences go to the families whose privacy was so intrusively trampled on. But my sympathy also goes out to those 200 or so NOTW staff who through no fault of their own directly are facing redundancy.
How must they feel as the main person who presided over this era not only has scaled the ranks to the top of the News Corp tree but also is the only one who will remain in place keeping her job. Not only are the soon to be redundant staff in shock at the loss of their job but in a predicament where they probably can't stick their head above the pulpit and voice their anger as it may prove detrimental to any settlement they receive and Rupert M is ruthless enough to take them to the cleaners by hiring the best lawyers in the land to protect his company.
Being subject to a 90 day consultation period may be a good way for News International to stop any dissent. Also any redundnacy payouts will certainly be clouded in confidentiality agreements in terms of talking outwardly to the public and stifle freedom of speech that the NOTW so staunchly campaigned for.
Will be interesting to see what insider comments surfaces online in the coming weeks. Anonymous bloggers and tweeters giving an insider scoop - I wonder if any super injunctions will be used to identify them and stop them. In fact in the Independent I have seen a few comments from staff who have been named so hats off to them for doing that. There are times when principles are more important than money.
Anyway, those are my thoughts on this matter but would be great to hear yours as this saga is going to run and run.
Actually, I'm more interested in the extent to which you feel culpable. After all, they were grubbing about in the dirt to secure *your* pennies. Do you not feel a teeny bit guilty?
ReplyDeleteNah not at all. I don't feel guilty about liking gossip but would have preferred it to have been obtained in not such a dishonourable manor.
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