Labour MP Tom Watson told Sky News it was "a victory for decent people up and down the land, and I say good riddance to the News of the World".
Couldn't have put it better myself. (Side note, Tom Watson is one of the few MPs in this country supporting the games industry, which makes me like him already.)
Sadly The Sun will obviously just add Sundays, as suggested in the piece, but still, one less piece of shit to see on news stands I guess.
A large amount of people enjoy reading these papers. Just as a large number of people enjoy watching X-Factor, big brother, and other things you may not enjoy.
It's sad to see such intellectual crap condemning the masses for enjoying what they enjoy.
If you don't enjoy reading a newspaper, don't buy it.
It's not the same thing, though. If the entire country watches big brother, that's entertainment. Do I understand why they enjoy it, no (though I do enjoy X Factor!).
Reading a terrible newspaper is different, and worse. They're not just getting entertainment, they're getting news, they're getting their world view and their political beliefs influenced by it. That's the difference.
While I do look down on celebrity gossip reading, I'm aware that that makes me a snob. However, that's not the issue I have here.
My issue is with the way papers like this, and indeed Fox News, report real news, important news. Reading celebrity gossip may be something that I don't understand, but it's not something than affects me, whereas the actual news, that has a very real impact on people's views on politics, society, the world and so on. That is something we should all care about.
Couldn't have put it better myself. (Side note, Tom Watson is one of the few MPs in this country supporting the games industry, which makes me like him already.)
Sadly The Sun will obviously just add Sundays, as suggested in the piece, but still, one less piece of shit to see on news stands I guess.