This Sunday's issue of the News of the World will be the last edition of the paper, News International chairman James Murdoch announced after recent damaging allegations against the 168-year-old tabloid paper involving hacking into the mobile phones of crime victims, celebrities and politicians.
News of the World to close amid hacking scandal
While I won't be shedding much tears over the demise of the News Of The World, I do feel sorry for the honest workers who will pay the price.
However, closing the paper is not enough. Those people who were responsible for the hacking and those in responsibility at the newspaper who were aware should also brought to account.
And we, the British public, should also consider whether our appetite for lurid headlines is the reason why some journalists would adopt such reprehensible practices.
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