to the bad things that certain of the things that happened at news of the world some years ago did, it was really the right choice for the paper to cease publication. now, it is important to note, and i want to be clear with the committee on this, that the company is doing everything it can to make sure that journalists and staff at the news of the world had nothing to do with any of these issues, who are completely blameless in any things and many are really, you know, done tremendous work journalistically, professionally, commercially for the business, that we find reemployment for them wherever we can. i think the company is being as generous as we can under the circumstances. the company is being as thoughtful and compassionate for them and their families to get through this. but it is it is a very regrettable situation and one
emerges, or was there prior to that departure, you would have a different piece. but there s quite a that s an important point just to be clear about. my final question is it seems to me on the face of it that the news of the world was sacrificed in order to try to protect rebekah brooks position at news international. in effect, rather than her being having her departure being announced, the news of the world was offered up as an alternative to try to deal with the whole thing. do you regret now making that decision? do you regret closing the news of the world to try and save rebekah brooks? in hindsight, do you wish you accepted her resignation to start with in order that that paper with a fine tradition could probably continue and all of the people who are now out of work could still be in work? i regret very much the pain of people that will not be able to find work. the two decisions were totally unrelated, absolutely sxl totally unrelated. so when you cam
this was a paper and a title that had fundamentally violated the trust of its readers. and it s something that was a matter of great regret, real gravity, but under the circumstances and with respect to the bad things that certain of the things that happened at news of the world some years ago did, it was really the right choice for the paper to cease publication. now, it is important to note, and i want to be clear with the committee on this, that the company is doing everything it can to make sure that journalists and staff at the news of the world had nothing to do with any of these issues, who are completely blameless in any things and many are really, you know, done tremendous work journalistically, professionally, commercially for the business, that we find reemployment for them wherever
the trust of its readers, and it s something that was a matter of great regret, real gravity, but under the circumstances, and with respect to the bad things that certain of the things that happened at the american s nee world some years ago, it was the right choice for the paper to cease publication. it is important to note and i want to be clear with the committee on this. that the company is doing everything it can to make sure that journalists and staff at the news of the world who had nothing to do with any of these issues, who are completely blameless in any of these things, and many are, you know, really have done tremendous work journalistically, that we find reemployment for them anywhere
that certain of the things that happened at the american s nee world some years ago, it was the right choice for the paper to cease publication. it is important to note and i want to be clear with the committee on this. that the company is doing everything it can to make sure that journalists and staff at the news of the world who had nothing to do with any of these issues, who are completely blameless in any of these things, and many are, you know, really have done tremendous work journalistically, that we find reemployment for them anywhere we k. the company is being as generous as we can under the circumstances. the company is being as thoughtful and compassionate for them and their families to get through this. it is a very regrettable situation, and one that we did not take lightly in