The paper generates revenue through advertising, newsstand sales, and subscriptions. The Sun is published by the News Group Newspapers division of News UK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. From the looks of things this will hurt the sun. The Hillsborough disaster took place on April 15, 1989, during an FA Cup semi-final tie between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. Three sub-headings followed the controversial headline, consisting of: "some fans picked pockets of victims", "some fans urinated on the brave cops" and "some fans beat up PC giving kiss of life". It’ll surprise no one that the recent palaver caused by the police apparently banning England shirts in city centre pubs was a load of old bollocks. Read latest breaking news, updates, and headlines. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Comment by Huytonscall June 15, 2010 @ 10:25 pm. It is, as far as I’m concerned, an odious, scare-mongering, right-wing shit-rag. The Sun, then, in turn, published a front-page piece about the incident titled "The Truth" four days after the incident, in which they also accused the Liverpool fans of ultimately causing the deaths of 96 supporters due to their actions on the pitch. Summer in Tasmania may not mean endless 40-degree days like parts of mainland Australia experience, but the sun still packs a punch. I want nothing to do with this,” said Chris Taylor, whose blog It’ll Be Off. The Sun is a tabloid newspaper and one of the largest-circulating broadsheets in the UK. Another LFC fan says cheers for your sentiments feller. The Sun's story then went on to state that "drunken Liverpool fans viciously attacked rescue workers as they tried to revive victims" and "police officers, firemen and ambulance crew were punched, kicked and urinated upon". Don’t buy The Sun – JFT 96. To borrow a phrase from the wrong end of the East Lancs Road, don’t buy The Sun. Essentially, the Sun has a particularly bad reputation in the UK. Liverpool fans may never forgive their club for 'appalling' Super League plan, What is the Super League? 10 were here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. And I am furious that the good(ish) name of my little blog, that ceased to be a concern some six months ago, is being used by the worst of all tabloids as some fucking publicity machine for their horrendous sweepstake generating iPhone app, and their even more horrendous newspaper. Why The Sun newspaper will never shine in Liverpool February 20, 2017 12.16pm EST. I know The Sun isn’t everyone’s cup of tea to say the least but hopefully this will be a bit of fun.” Which is one hell of an understatement. THE sun reduces levels of the hormone melatonin which suppresses fertility, so it is … Duckenfield was found not guilty of causing gross negligence manslaughter in November 2019, but an inquest in 2016 found the deaths were unlawful and breached his duty of care to those who died. News International has refused to comment on rumours that the Sun could now become a seven-day-a-week operation. Calgary Sun offers information on latest national and international events & more. (from an Arsenal fan). […] The Sun decided to ignore his ignoring and just use his blog as part of the sweepstakes anyway. Contact our newsdesk on 02077824100 or exclusive@the-sun.co.uk Liverpool FC banned journalists from The Sun from entering Anfield for press coverage in 2017, denying them access to matches and press conferences. As I posted on Facebook when all this started, “Yeah, sure, I’ll be part of your World Cup blogging network.I’ll sign up the day you explain how it took 15 years to apologise for your Hillsborough coverage. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Kelvin MacKenzie, editor of the Sun during the Hillsborough coverage, apologised in 1993 for his actions, but ultimately put the blame on the misleading information he received from the Tory MP: "I regret Hillsborough. My blog is now apparently Chile, and The Sun have publicised this site in a YouTube clip and on their website. IndyStar reported that the sun was a red hue in Indiana too. In this case the influence of the Sun was used nakedly to advance News Corp’s commercial interests – their controversial proposed $12 billion bid for total control of BSkyB, whose announcement was delayed until the Conservative-led government was elected. Weak stadium infrastructure, poor officiating by police officials at the match and severe overcrowding amounted to the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans in the Leppings Lane stand at Hillsborough Stadium. I despise the Sun and everything they represent. The fella who sent me the email signed off by saying, “Let me know your thoughts! The headlines and sub-headlines on the front page of The Sun newspaper on the Wednesday following the disaster were as follows: “The Truth. Science articles on Sunspots and the Sun's Corona; evidence the Sun has a companion star; images from the far side of the Sun and more. The Daily Express leads the way in sheer quantity of complete tosh about migrants and the weather on its front page. But sadly I am. Seriously well done. For decades, Liverpool fans – and those who live in the city, or are affiliated with either – have boycotted the Sun, with newsagents refusing to sell the newspaper and others declining to even say its name in full, instead referring to it as "The S*n" or "The Scum". That’s why most dermatologists and public health officials recommend that Americans slather sunscreen on exposed skin whenever they leave the house — even in the wintertime — or take other steps to avoid sun exposure. During the match, a fatal crush left 96 dead and 766 injured, and is to date the worst stadium-related disaster in British sport history. In 2012, though, following the publication of a report that absolved Liverpool fans of all blame regarding the tragedy, MacKenzie stated: "Today I offer my profuse apologies to the people of Liverpool for that headline. It is boycotted not just by Liverpool fans, but Everton supporters as well, and those who generally have an affiliation to the city and football club. The Sun.co.uk is the online edition of The Sun, Britain’s largest newspaper and a member of the UK’s press regulator, IPSO. Goal has everything you need to know why the Sun is still boycotted in Liverpool, and why so many in the North West still refuse to pick it up. Getting in bed with The Sun? The sun certainly looked red in Wisconsin, where this author lives. Police were unable to streamline the flow of Liverpool fans pouring into the Leppings Lane stand before the game, with match commander David Duckenfield deciding to open one of the exit gates with a view to moderate the heavy surge of supporters. Everton followed a few months later with Goodison Park. EXPERTS have revealed the scientific reason why hitting the snooze button is a terrible idea, and the impact it has on your health. I ignored this email, hoping that if I didn’t respond, I wouldn’t be involved in all this savage wankery. Well in! On May 21st I received an email from The Sun. Communities in Liverpool have truly come together and forced a decline in the newspaper’s readership and therefore local sales figures. ( Log Out / In 2005, 15 years after the disaster, The Sun published the following official statement: "Our carelessness and thoughtlessness following that blackest of days made the grief of their families and friends even harder to bear. […] Taylor from It’ll Be Off was one of those bloggers. It's a very rich field. And the day you aren’t a bunch of odious, scare-mongering, right-wing cretins”. We may have differences and bad bell son both sides but I applaud this – “Yeah, sure, I’ll be part of your World Cup blogging network.I’ll sign up the day you explain how it took 15 years to apologise for your Hillsborough coverage. Check it out above. Change ), The Sun Newspaper Is The Worst Newspaper In The World, The Sun Newspaper Fucks With The Wrong Blogger | Pitch Invasion, The Sun: how not to win friends or influence bloggers » Gary Andrews. Here’s what Media Bias/Fact Check - Search and Learn the Bias of News Media has to say about them: RIGHT BIAS These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward conservative causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. For fuck’s sake. The Sun's media coverage of the disaster led for a large majority in the city of Liverpool to boycott the newspaper, and sales dipped following 1989 and have not recovered since. Well played sir. I got an email from The Sun. As for ‘The Republik of Mancunia’ have they any idea whatsoever what they are doing? "We long ago apologised publicly to the victims' families, friends and to the city of Liverpool for our awful error. The newspaper stated that information of Liverpool fans' supposed behaviour was fed to them by police inspector Gordon Sykes, in which he stated that Liverpool fans had pickpocketed the dead – in addition to other accusations by unnamed police officers as well as Conservative MP Irvine Patnick. Alana Moorhead news.com.au June 3, 2016 10:23am It’s not a Liverpool thing. The sun is losing its spots — and here's why that's a bad thing for all of us this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. I too was totally misled. I published in good faith and I am sorry that it was so wrong.". Finally, it disappoints me, but perhaps doesn’t surprise me, that other blogs run by reds (*cough*therepublikofmancunia*cough*) aren’t just involved in this, but are actively promoting it. Nominate the most misleading headline in a national newspaper or magazine over the last year. The Sun drops World Cup sweepstake as bloggers cry foul | BB SPORT, The Sun shows how NOT to work with bloggers, http://www.anfieldroad.com/dont-buy-the-sun/, http://www.3millionyears.co.uk/?p=2189". ", However in 2006, he went back on his apology, being quoted at a private business lunch that he had only apologised because newspaper owner Rupert Murdoch had made him: "I was not sorry then and I'm not sorry now.". Pingback by The Sun Newspaper Fucks With The Wrong Blogger | Pitch Invasion June 15, 2010 @ 5:00 pm. […] The Sun Newspaper Is The Worst Newspaper In The World « It’ll Be Off (tags: sun worldcup) var a2a_config = a2a_config || {}; a2a_config.linkname="links for 2010-06-18"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.3millionyears.co.uk/?p=2189"; […], another LFC fan here to say much respect to you, it preaches moral values….and has topless eighteen year olds week in week out, […] finally, Crawley have continued to cash in on their cup fortune by drafting It’ll Be Off’s favourite newspaper in as a one-off shirt sponsor for the game.