Missing Milly Dowler's voicemail "hacked by News of the World"

[butchersapron]

Mmm, not really. Being mentioned isn't advertising imo.

Being mentioned as being great is.

 

[killer b]

i for one would prefer them to take a principled stand, and increase their advertising spend with the NOTW.

 

[Badgers]

How would you deal with T Mobile if you were 2 months into a 12 month contract?
I have asked them to stop but there must be more fire here

 

[frogwoman]

Being mentioned as being great is.

yep.

 

[London_Calling]

So what do the advertisers do now, put their ads in the other tabloids that did the same thing but aren't in the frame yet?

We know they were all at it, the advertisers know they were all at it..... this is just playing to the gallery for a couple of weeks. Doesn't mean the effect won't contribute in some positive way, but it is entirely a self-serving act.

 

[Badgers]

you didnt make me aware ?

You just read it and I sent you a letter x

 

[Ranbay]

 

[Badgers]

Who is this chap?

huntj@parliament.uk

 

[marty21]

are these companies spending their ad money on non News International Companies though? - taking the ads from NOTW is fair enough, but putting them on Sky or in the times or Sun , does not a boycott make.

 

[Ted Striker]

mitsubishi have donated their notw ad spend to childline apparently

And the race to the most worthy gesture begins!

 

[dennisr]

And the race to the most worthy gesture begins!

 

[AKA pseudonym]

btw: people are reporting the NOTW FB page for racist comments in a wedding thread there lol

 

[AKA pseudonym]

mitsubishi have donated their notw ad spend to childline apparently

have you a source

 

[Badgers]

And the race to the most worthy gesture begins!

PCWorld have spent their notw ad spend on training their staff

 

[strung out]

have you a source

mitsubishi's twitter page http://twitter.com/#!/MitsubishiPress/statuses/88582318075281408

 

[Badgers]

mitsubishi's twitter page http://twitter.com/#!/MitsubishiPress/statuses/88582318075281408

How much was it?

 

[Santino]

The way to stop Murdoch taking over complete control of Sky is to lobby Ofcom. Public letter and email campaigns should focus their attention there.

 

[dennisr]

The way to stop Murdoch taking over complete control of Sky is to lobby Ofcom. Public letter and email campaigns should focus their attention there.

Don't usually bother with email campaigns but this is getting a huge response at the mo:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/murdoch_messages_2/?rc=fb&pv=44

87,000 so far

 

[ElizabethofYork]

The most interesting thing about this whole sorry story is how the journos got hold of the phone numbers of the 7/7 victims and Milly Dowler and the Soham parents.

There's suggestions that the police sold the phone numbers.

 

[London_Calling]

No flies on you. It's not the more interesting thing at all, it's a side issue compared with intimidation of police and politicians.

 

[dennisr]

No flies on you.

 

[stethoscope]

The way to stop Murdoch taking over complete control of Sky is to lobby Ofcom. Public letter and email campaigns should focus their attention there.

Ofcom statement on their website:

Statement on Fit and Proper
July 6, 2011

In the light of the current public debate about phone hacking and other allegations, Ofcom confirms that it has a duty to be satisfied on an ongoing basis that the holder of a broadcasting licence is ‘fit and proper’.

It is clearly not for Ofcom to investigate matters which properly lie in the hands of the police and the courts, however we are closely monitoring the situation and in particular the investigations by the relevant authorities into the alleged unlawful activities.

 

[Santino]

Don't usually bother with email campaigns but this is getting a huge response at the mo:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/murdoch_messages_2/?rc=fb&pv=44

87,000 so far

But they're addressing those messages to Hameron and Cunt, they should be targetting Ofcom. In my opinion.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Ofcom statement on their website:

Absolutely missing the point, but I'd like it to be my duty to be satisfied.

"Lord Cam, why have you spent the stationery budget on scampi fries?"
"Just doing my duty"

 

[Fedayn]

At PMQ, Millibrain only managed the Coulson connection.

The Daily Mail photo desk is doing better:

Not surprising given Millibands current press officer is a former News Intyernational bod. He also by the way, e-mailed Labour MP's telling them not to go in too hard against News International earlier in the year because it would be seen as singling them out when it's likely that it's a very common practise across 'Fleet Street'. The former bit ie don't attack NI too much is however the most important bit imho!!

 

[stethoscope]

Absolutely missing the point, but I'd like it to be my duty to be satisfied.

"Lord Cam, why have you spent the stationery budget on scampi fries?"
"Just doing my duty"

Ofcom aren't any fucking better than the PCC imo.

 

[AKA pseudonym]

News Corp shares down 2.4% on opening in New York in response to new allegations of phone hacking at the News of the World (from @SkyNewsBreak on twitter)

 

[magneze]

Being mentioned as being great is.

Indeed, but that hasn't happened. Certain companies may become unpopular if they _don't_ pull their adverts. That's not saying that the ones that do are great. Bit of a derail really.

 

[Badgers]

News Corp shares down 2.4% on opening in New York in response to new allegations of phone hacking at the News of the World (from @SkyNewsBreak on twitter)

2.4% is not enough!!

 

[Lord Camomile]

Indeed, but that hasn't happened. Certain companies may become unpopular if they _don't_ pull their adverts. That's not saying that the ones that do are great. Bit of a derail really.

Brand awareness and being seen to do the 'right thing' = good publicity.