Can't Trust the Times

David Aaronvitch gave the game away on Andrew Marr's programme on Sunday morning. They were talking about the phone tapping scandal at the News of the World. It is an interesting story that goes to the heart of why the media cannot be trusted. However one would have thought this would be a big story in the Times, after all it considers itself a major reputable and reliable newspaper. Many misguided people still read it, presumably thinking that is is an honourable newspaper, forgetting that it is controlled by Rupert Murdoch.

So how did David Aaronovitch give the game away. Very simply, as a journalist working for the Times, a paper owned by the same Rupert Murdoch who owns the News of the World, admitted they could not cover the story. Might possibly cover if it goes to court but not before that.

It is quite clear that the Times is not a newspaper but a propaganda sheet for Mr Murdoch. The journalist who work for his newspapers are publicity officers not journalist. It becomes clear that cross media ownership should be outlawed, no one organisation should be allowed to own more than one daily newspaper and certainly there should be no cross ownership across media.

For example when was the last time the Sun or the Times crticised Sky television programmes, or for that matter did not attack the BBC. Remember that they are all psrt of Rupert Murdoch's empire .