Media Moguls and Scandals 报刊选读 培训资料.ppt

Media Moguls and Scandals;What are tabloids?;News of the World;Rupert Murdoch – Media Mogul;Rupert Murdoch – Media Mogul;Rupert Murdoch – Media Mogul;Tabloid journalism;What is the difference between tabloid journalism and serious journalism?;Tabloid phone hacking scandal unfolds;Simon Greenberg, news international spokesman, said, Even when we do hopefully establish it, I wont be revealing that publicly, it is potentially something that we would hand over to the police if they dont know it already or it is potentially something that we will act on, so we are not going to play it out publicly. In Parliament, lawmakers held an emergency debate. David Cameron, British Prime Minister, said, What this government is doing is making sure that the fact the public and I feel so appalled about what has happened. Murder victims, terrorist victims who have had their phones hacked is quite disgraceful and that is why it is important that there is a full police investigation with all the powers that they need. ;The head of Britains opposition Labour Party voiced his concern and criticism over the scandal. Ed Miliband, UK opposition leader, said, The public see a major news organization in this country where no one appears prepared to take responsibility for what happened. The list of potential victims is growing. Revelations emerged on Wednesday that the phones of relatives of people killed in the London bombings on July 7, 2005, as well as those tied to two more slain schoolgirls, may also have been targeted. Graham Foulkes, whose 22-year-old son David died in the 2005 London attacks, was told by police that he was on a list of potential hacking victims. ;Graham Foulkes, father of London July 7 attack victim, said, These people need to face up to their responsibilities and not just me but the Milly Dowler family and the Soham, the Soham girls families. They need to make, people at the very top need to face these people to see for themselves the impact they had on our lives. The