tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post4736505190475063767..comments2024-03-13T15:35:30.839+00:00Comments on Tabloid Watch: Richard Desmond and the McCannsMacGuffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16894506410560858668noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-62353446274474179412012-01-19T15:13:35.154+00:002012-01-19T15:13:35.154+00:00Desmond's defense comes down to this:-
"...Desmond's defense comes down to this:-<br /><br />"The McCanns were quite happy with us suggesting that they had caused the death of their daughter, until a new firm of lawyers came along and told them they could make some money out of the Daily and Sunday Express by taking the papers to court for defamation. And although the McCanns won their case, and were awarded £550,000 in damages, and also a series of front page apologies from our newspapers, this was basically unfair, because other newspapers were also defaming the McCanns and, therefore, why should we have been singled out? <br /><br />"Also, although there is not a shred of evidence to support the idea that the McCanns sold their daughter for money, and kept her dead body in a freezer, some crazy/malicious people do hold this view, so what possible reason could there be for us to not print it as a front page story? <br /><br />"At the end of the day, I am in the newspaper business, not to educate and inform people, but to make money. And if this means having to appeal to people's worst instincts, then so be it. People don't have to buy my newspapers, it's their choice. I cannot be held responsible. I am merely the servant of Lucifer."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-18520365028729176472012-01-18T23:07:34.029+00:002012-01-18T23:07:34.029+00:00So over a third of the articles were negative towa...So over a third of the articles were negative toward the McCanns, and that's minimal then is it?<br /><br />And because the family, who are distraught with the loss of their child, and very busy trying to find her don't immediately take a tabloid newspaper to court, that means that that newspaper cannot have done anything wrong?<br /><br /> Why do people still buy this paper???stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888357963927408696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-85550468891129537792012-01-18T12:29:36.048+00:002012-01-18T12:29:36.048+00:00Most vetting procedures for most job applicants wo...Most vetting procedures for most job applicants would weed out delusional sociopaths. Desmond would not be allowed a job as a school cleaner or lollipop person. Could we not have slightly higher standards for newspaper proprietors?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-13321422294830204582012-01-18T09:28:04.180+00:002012-01-18T09:28:04.180+00:00"KATE AND GERRY MCCANN: SORRY"
I love t..."KATE AND GERRY MCCANN: SORRY"<br /><br />I love that they've gone with a headline that suggests Kate and Gerry McCann are the ones who are sorry.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291848981078094405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-52570921092317764872012-01-18T08:10:55.975+00:002012-01-18T08:10:55.975+00:00Would Desmond pass any "fit and proper person...Would Desmond pass any "fit and proper person" test if it were applied to newspaper proprietors?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092552783161885712.post-80037811439297281492012-01-17T23:51:48.547+00:002012-01-17T23:51:48.547+00:00Probably one of the most frustrating things I'...Probably one of the most frustrating things I've ever read. Top marks as always, MacGuffin.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643468499189741795noreply@blogger.com