Comments on: Illegal Hunting of Ginger Quarry http://www.peterburden.net/archives/99 Privacy and the media Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:24:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: robert jobson http://www.peterburden.net/archives/99/comment-page-1#comment-40 robert jobson Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:51:48 +0000 http://www.peterburden.net/?p=99#comment-40 Dear Peter, FYI I have a number of Asian friends. They include the excellent former Observer, Standard and Express reporter Shekhar Bhatia. He has been a friend for more than 15 years. I do not count Mr Mahmood as a "friend", although I know him by reputation. In fact we have not worked together since I started my contract wityh the NOTW after leaving the London Evening Standard after 7 years. Making assumptions, I am sure you agree as a respected writer, can sometimes be dangerous. I am very happy to meet you in person and discuss anything about my professional career if yoku wish to publish anything about me on this site. Feel free to ring me whenever you want. If you prefer to meet please let me know when you are free. In my career in journalism, more than 20 years on what used to be Fleet Street I have always found face to face meetings more fruitful. I would prefer to do this than have internet exchanges with you, making often incorrect assumptions about my professionalism. With warmest wishes, Rob Dear Peter,

FYI I have a number of Asian friends.

They include the excellent former Observer, Standard and Express reporter Shekhar Bhatia.

He has been a friend for more than 15 years.

I do not count Mr Mahmood as a “friend”, although I know him by reputation. In fact we have not worked together since I started my contract wityh the NOTW after leaving the London Evening Standard after 7 years.

Making assumptions, I am sure you agree as a respected writer, can sometimes be dangerous.

I am very happy to meet you in person and discuss anything about my professional career if yoku wish to publish anything about me on this site.

Feel free to ring me whenever you want.

If you prefer to meet please let me know when you are free.

In my career in journalism, more than 20 years on what used to be Fleet Street I have always found face to face meetings more fruitful.

I would prefer to do this than have internet exchanges with you, making often incorrect assumptions about my professionalism.

With warmest wishes,

Rob

]]> By: Peter http://www.peterburden.net/archives/99/comment-page-1#comment-39 Peter Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:31:29 +0000 http://www.peterburden.net/?p=99#comment-39 I should have made it clear that the response above was addressed to Mr Robert Jobson, 'Royal Editor' at the News of the World. I should have made it clear that the response above was addressed to Mr Robert Jobson, ‘Royal Editor’ at the News of the World.

]]> By: Peter http://www.peterburden.net/archives/99/comment-page-1#comment-38 Peter Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:27:11 +0000 http://www.peterburden.net/?p=99#comment-38 Essentially, racism is about attitude. I make the point that there was nothing offensive in Harry's demeanour as he used a mock insult - in the way people can with their friends, to confirm their friendship. It bore no comparison whatever to the way NF yobbos yelled their prejudices in the 1970s. However, in view of the paper that you work for, I'd lke to draw your attention to another private conversation that was recorded but never disclosed in your paper. It took place over the phone between your esteemed Investigations Editor, Mazher Mahmood, and a staff photographer, who had recorded the conversation, as many News of the World hacks do (to protect themselves from the diabolical machinations of Stuart Kuttner). A transcript was made of the conversation and used in two court cases. In it Mahmood (perhaps one of your British Asian friends?) is heard among many other obscenites, to describe another man several times as a 'nigger'. And it's clear that he didn't mean it in a friendly way. If you want to take the initative and expose it in the rag you work for, I can let you have a copy of the recording. Essentially, racism is about attitude. I make the point that there was nothing offensive in Harry’s demeanour as he used a mock insult – in the way people can with their friends, to confirm their friendship. It bore no comparison whatever to the way NF yobbos yelled their prejudices in the 1970s.
However, in view of the paper that you work for, I’d lke to draw your attention to another private conversation that was recorded but never disclosed in your paper.
It took place over the phone between your esteemed Investigations Editor, Mazher Mahmood, and a staff photographer, who had recorded the conversation, as many News of the World hacks do (to protect themselves from the diabolical machinations of Stuart Kuttner). A transcript was made of the conversation and used in two court cases. In it Mahmood (perhaps one of your British Asian friends?) is heard among many other obscenites, to describe another man several times as a ‘nigger’. And it’s clear that he didn’t mean it in a friendly way. If you want to take the initative and expose it in the rag you work for, I can let you have a copy of the recording.

]]> By: robert jobson http://www.peterburden.net/archives/99/comment-page-1#comment-37 robert jobson Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:15:15 +0000 http://www.peterburden.net/?p=99#comment-37 Dear Peter, You appear - perhaps through ignorance - to be condoning racism. Why don't you go up to the first British Asian you meet in the street and use the word used by Prince Harry and see what response you get. It was a hate word used by the National Front in the 70s - something my British Asian friends and their families have not forgotten. With respect, you appear, sadly, to be out of touch. With Kind regards, Rob Jobson Dear Peter,

You appear – perhaps through ignorance – to be condoning racism.

Why don’t you go up to the first British Asian you meet in the street and use the word used by Prince Harry and see what response you get.

It was a hate word used by the National Front in the 70s – something my British Asian friends and their families have not forgotten.

With respect, you appear, sadly, to be out of touch.

With Kind regards,

Rob Jobson

]]> By: Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. http://www.peterburden.net/archives/99/comment-page-1#comment-36 Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:04:11 +0000 http://www.peterburden.net/?p=99#comment-36 Too right, Peter. Those pillocks are in the barrel on their usual fish shoot. Nothing new, of course; the Screws has always claimed public interest for its dismal naughty-vicar tales. What is pitiful about this one is the way the rest of their commercial rivals fall into line behind them - as far as the BBC R4 morning news was concerned, it trumped the Israeli genocide in Gaza, chrissakes. In my new Wales, hypocrisy of this kind will be punishable by rectal mining. Too right, Peter. Those pillocks are in the barrel on their usual fish shoot. Nothing new, of course; the Screws has always claimed public interest for its dismal naughty-vicar tales. What is pitiful about this one is the way the rest of their commercial rivals fall into line behind them – as far as the BBC R4 morning news was concerned, it trumped the Israeli genocide in Gaza, chrissakes. In my new Wales, hypocrisy of this kind will be punishable by rectal mining.

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