judging by the correspondence i have had from family and friends over the last few days, people have been really desperate to know who this individual was and i have had a lot of questions about huw edwards and i think there is genuine interest in this story. there are a couple of things i would say. i am not sure the sun has done it to sell more newspapers. the evidence shows that these kind of stories don t necessarily make a material difference to newspaper sales these days because they are in eternal decline. what it does is feed the wider media ecosystem. and i say this is a former news uk employee, they have got a regime to fill with content on talk radio and tv and the times has covered extensively this issue and that all works in the
didn t, but i think we had to, didn t we? didn t, but i think we had to, didn t we? . ~ didn t, but i think we had to, didn t we? , ,, ., didn t we? yes, i think the bbc had to cover it. didn t we? yes, i think the bbc had to cover it, they didn t we? yes, i think the bbc had to cover it, they had didn t we? yes, i think the bbc had to cover it, they had to didn t we? yes, i think the bbc had to cover it, they had to say - didn t we? yes, i think the bbc had to cover it, they had to say there i to cover it, they had to say there was an to cover it, they had to say there was an investigation going on but it is being was an investigation going on but it is being flogged to death, three hours. is being flogged to death, three hours. it is being flogged to death, three hours, it is too much. it is all the time hours, it is too much. it is all the time my hours, it is too much. it is all the time my tv hours, it is too much. it is all the time. my tv goes on bbc
should the sun have gone with this story in the first place? story in the first place? yes, i think it is story in the first place? yes, i think it is a story in the first place? yes, i think it is a serious story in the first place? yes, i think it is a serious story. it . story in the first place? yes, i think it is a serious story. it is story in the first place? yes, i i think it is a serious story. it is a major story and i think it is a story that the proof of that is it has been on the front page of every newspaper, it has been the lead item and just about every radio, tv news bulletin ever since. it is a classic example of the powerful being held to account. can we just, at some point, i absolutely think it is a tragedy that huw edwards is in hospital today and about his mental health condition. but there is anotherfamily health condition. but there is another family involved in this. there is the parents who were deeply deeply concerned about a vulnerable adult, who, ac
talk tv gb news right wing bubble, it is remarkable that. but that is the best it is remarkable that. but that is the best that can come up in terms of defence the best that can come up in terms of defence. let s briefly identified three of defence. let s briefly identified three problems with that story. firstly. three problems with that story. firstly, they knew who edwards mental firstly, they knew who edwards mental health issues before they publish. mental health issues before they publish, because it is in the public domain publish, because it is in the public domain and publish, because it is in the public domain and neil isn t going to disagree domain and neil isn t going to disagree because that would have been disagree because that would have been known. they knew they were dealing been known. they knew they were dealing with someone vulnerable, which dealing with someone vulnerable, which means they have to get it right which means they have to get