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why no consequences for journalists who lie

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posted on 10/6/13

They're not lying though, are they?

They are reporting rumours that COULD happen- a journalist cannot himself make a transfer happen!

If you don't like it either don't read it or just dismiss it as false until a transfer is confirmed.

Until it's on the BBC Sport page or your club website then there's most likely not enough in the story for it to be right!

posted on 10/6/13

yes they are lying because they said already arsenal will sign players which didnt happen

posted on 10/6/13

I think you'll find that agents and clubs often have input into these 'lies', with a viewing to making something happen - be it prompting a bid, or a new contract offer, for example.

posted on 10/6/13

They cannot make it happen- it's hardly a journalists fault if something scuppers the deal at the last moment.

It is a commercial business, whether that be through selling newspapers or generating hits on a website to generate advertising revenue.

The terminology they use is very specific- very rarely do they say something will definitely happen- they suggest interest in players!

posted on 10/6/13

posted 3 minutes ago
yes they are lying because they said already arsenal will sign players which didnt happen


so they should be thrown in jail for it?

posted on 10/6/13

I'd be more than happy if they refrained to lying only about football.

posted on 10/6/13

yes of course they should go to jail. they used terminology to protect the position for example 'unnamed source' when they didnt have any source. so they said arsenal bid the release clause for fellaini when it didnt happen. so they sold papers and made money from a lie so its stealing. they are the same as drug dealers and paedophiles if we are talking about morals, they dont care about anything. and its not about football because about news they destroy peoples lives.

posted on 10/6/13

..........what do you mean they lie ????

next you'll be saying we are not getting Jovetic, Rooney, Felliani, Higuian, Robben, Fabregas, Villa or Grenier........

It better not be a lie.....I already have 8 new shirts with their names printed on them

comment by Jay. (U16498)

posted on 10/6/13

they are the same as drug dealers and paedophiles

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posted on 10/6/13

yes its true when you realise they hacked peoples telephones and happy to lie to destroy somebodys live to sell a newspaper

posted on 10/6/13

You should to jail for writing utter tripe like this, grow some balls young fella.

posted on 10/6/13

posted on 10/6/13

This is a brilliant WUM

posted on 10/6/13

igor maybe you are upset because you are a journalist and you are the one who should go to jail

posted on 10/6/13

posted on 10/6/13

auba (U17824)
posted 4 minutes ago
yes its true when you realise they hacked peoples telephones and happy to lie to destroy somebodys live to sell a newspaper
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So are you saying they have tapped Jovetic, Rooney, Felliani, Higuian, Robben, Fabregas, Villa and Grenier's phones ??


posted on 10/6/13

Nah im a drug dealer....jail me

posted on 10/6/13

"What you in for mate?"

"I murdered my best friend in cold blood after I caught him with my Mrs"

"How about you?"

"I got caught with kilograms of cocaine and they threw the book at me!"

"What about you in the corner, what did you do?"

"I said that Arsenal were interested in signing Fabregas, when it never happened!"

The two other look at him and say:

"You're utter scúm! You should have been hung!"



What a wum.

posted on 10/6/13

Its called artistic licence,most of them are p!ss artistes.

posted on 10/6/13

Henrik

posted on 10/6/13

Sites like this would die a death in the summer without these so called crimes against humanity and last time i check the window isn't opened so rumours are part and parcel of the fun.

Are yoy batmanu by any chance?

posted on 10/6/13

Batmanu got banned.

posted on 10/6/13

murderers go to jail for life. for journalists 1 year is enough and after take their licence so they cant have that job anymore

posted on 10/6/13

and if you need transfer rumours to have some fun then you should go and find a hobby like badminton which is more fun

posted on 10/6/13

Already do that.

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