The whole debacle about the News of the World, phone hacking and News International in general has given me a difficult decision. I have been a subscriber to the Times online for a while now, and it perfectly complements the iPad. However, my moral side is now telling me that I should be avoiding it like the plague. After a lot of soul searching, I have decided not to quit just yet. Having spoken to an old school friend who is, how shall I put it, well versed in all things media, I decided to wait a while. His suggestion was, that if I quit buying a newspaper on the back of the corruption, illegal practices etc etc, that I might end up with no paper at all. He suggests that there is more to come, and not from within the Murdoch camp. I am also a subscriber to the Guardian, who broke the news, so I am working on the principal that they even each other out. This is, I am sure, a cop out. Having said that, I sound much of today reading the Sunday Times anyway.
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