News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch has weighed in to the debate over the naked Prince Harry pictures – claiming there is “no such things as a free press in the UK”.
News International’s The Sun was the only paper to break ranks by publishing the pictures in the UK on Friday, after Clarence House issued a warning to newspaper editors.
Murdoch took to Twitteron Sunday night in defence of the decision, telling users: “Needed to demonstrate no such thing as free press in the UK. Internet makes mockery of these issues.”
He later urged people to give Prince Harry “a break”, adding: “He may be on the public payroll one way or another, but the public loves him, even to enjoy Las Vegas.”
And in a Twitter exchange with former deputy prime minister John Prescott, Murdoch denied that the decision to publish the photos was taken by him. Full story...
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News International’s The Sun was the only paper to break ranks by publishing the pictures in the UK on Friday, after Clarence House issued a warning to newspaper editors.
Murdoch took to Twitteron Sunday night in defence of the decision, telling users: “Needed to demonstrate no such thing as free press in the UK. Internet makes mockery of these issues.”
He later urged people to give Prince Harry “a break”, adding: “He may be on the public payroll one way or another, but the public loves him, even to enjoy Las Vegas.”
And in a Twitter exchange with former deputy prime minister John Prescott, Murdoch denied that the decision to publish the photos was taken by him. Full story...
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