The Sun Deputy Editor Charged

Geoff Webster, Deputy Editor of The Sun has today been charged with allegedly signing off on payments by journalists at the paper to public officials in exchange for information.

• BBC News - The Sun's Geoff Webster to be Charged Over Payments to Officials
• Deputy Editor of The Sun is Charged With Paying £8 000 to Public Officials...... - Mail Online
• The Sun's Deputy Editor Geoff Webster Charged....... - Independent
• Sun Deputy Editor Charged..... - Guardian
• Sun's Deputy Editor Charged Over Payments to Officials - Telegraph
• Deputy Editor of Murdoch UK Tabloid Charge Over Payments - Reuters 

Sun Spots #2

 Saturday, 11th February  (Updated Sunday 12th, Monday 13th)  2012

( Details and links to articles, comment on previous arrests HERE )

Image From Sky News Website

@MagsNews Mags W

Eight people arrested- journalists from The Sun and police officers

@MagsNews Mags W

Police search east London offices of News International + homes of eight arrested over bribe allegations bbc.in/xs0DMT

• Senior Sun Journalists Arrested In Police Payments Probe - Guardian Media
• Five More Top Sun Staff Arrested As News Corp Hands Over Information - The Drum
• Staff at The Sun Tabloid Arrested in Bribe Inquiry - News.com.au
• BBC News - Eight People Held Over Payments Inquiry
• Sun Journalists Arrested as Bribe Probe Widening - Wall Street Journal
• The Sun Deputy Editor Geoff Webster 'Among Eight New Operation Elveden Arrests' Over Allegations of Corrupt Police Payments - Metro.co.uk
• Five Sun Journalists, MoD Employee and Police Officer Among Eight Arrested in 'Inappropriate Payments' Probe - Mail Online
• Fears Over Future of Sun Newspaper After More Arrests - Telegraph   
• Eight Arrested in Payments Probe - Channel 4 News
• Defence Staff Held in Illegal Payments Probe - Sky News

@dansabbagh Dan Sabbagh

Dominic Mohan is "not resigning" says one source. But is "obviously a dramatic day for him". You can say that again.

 

@dansabbagh Dan Sabbagh

Rupert Murdoch was not told of Sun arrests ahead of today, nor was James Murdoch, nor was Dominic Mohan say News Corp sources

@dansabbagh Dan Sabbagh

Dominic Mohan statement: "I'm as shocked as anyone by today's arrests but am determined to lead The Sun through these difficult times.

@BBCDouglsFraser Douglas Fraser

Dominic Mohan, editor of The Sun, after 5 senior journalists arrested: "I'm shocked....Our focus is on putting out Monday's newspaper".

• List of The Sun Articles About Broadmoor Hospital 
• List of The Sun Articles re Ministry of Defence
• The Sun Shocker at the Heart of its Newsroom - Guardian Media 
• The Sun Tabloid Reeling Over Arrest of Five Journalists Over Bribe Payments - The Australian
• A 2008 E-mail at the Heart of a Hacking Scandal - NYTimes.com
• Murdoch Empire Engulfed in Scandal as Scotland Yard's Net Spreads - Observer

The Sunday Times reports the arrests at its sister paper, The Sun

• Full Text: News Int CEO's Email to Staff After Sun Arrests - Guardian Media
• Rupert Murdoch Faces Fresh Crisis as Key Sun Staff Arrested - Observer
• Leveson Inquiry: 10 Things We Learned From the First Round - Observer
• Eight Arrests as Murdoch 'Throws Staff to the Wolves' - Independent  
• BBC News - Sun Newspaper 'Will Continue' Says Rupert Murdoch
• Mail Online - Rupert Murdoch 'Will Not Close the Sun' After 5 MORE Journalists Are Arrested Over Dodgy Payments to Police
• Rupert Murdoch Flies Into London as Five Sun Journalists Arrested Over Alleged Corruption - Telegraph
•  News Corp Faces Renewed Threat of Prosecution in US Following Sun Arrests - Observer
• Rupert Murdoch is No Longer Master of His Business's Destiny - Observer
• Murdoch Flies to UK After Sun Arrests - FT.com (not £)

@ChrisBryantMP Chris Bryant

former dep ed of NOTW, Paul Connew, still doesn't get it, thinks police shd have close contacts with press - but paying for info is illegal

@MouldS Steve Mould

"Sun will continue, says Murdoch". Finally some accurate science from News International.

Video from Channel 4 News of interview with Tom Watson MP:

• Murdoch Heads to London To Reassure The Sun - Channel 4 News
• BBC News - Video - Jeremy Hunt: Public Want 'Independent Press Regulation'
• New Statesman - Empire of the Sun

@hamiltonsean Sean Hamilton

Lots of Sun staff have come into work today regardless of rotas. Everyone is very determined to put out a great paper as usual.

• Carla Buzasi: The Week That Was: Leveson - Huffington Post UK
• Rupert Murdoch Faces Revolt From Angry Sun Staff - Telegraph

• This Witch Hunt Has Put Us Behind Ex-Soviet States on Press Freedom - Trevor Kavanagh - the Sun

@sunny_hundal sunny hundal

After reading T Kavanagh's piece you'd think Sun has never cheered on police to do same to Muslims later found innocent http://bit.ly/zQ6oD5

• The Sun, The Baby and The Bathwater - Brian Cathcart - Hacking Inquiry - Hacked Off

@JackofKent David Allen Green

"Witch-hunt" (noun) - when the Metropolitan Police do something The Sun has not paid them for. #Leveson

• Mogul Hit By Threat of New Legal Fight in US - Independent 
• Leading Article: Heat on the Sun Can Only Intensify - Independent
• The Hacking Inquiry is Too Heavy-handed - Telegraph 

 

• This Witch-hunt Has Put Us Behind Ex- Soviet States on Press Freedom - Trevor Kavanagh - the Sun
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  @PrimlyStable Primly Stable
  The Sun called Chris Jefferies weird, lewd, creepy, angry & disturbing. Now it says we "shouldn't jump to conclusions" about Sun journos.
   

• PA - 'Murdoch Facing US Legal Action'

@tom_watson tom_watson

The Sun's "poor us" article needs a hashtag: http://bit.ly/w9zDkE #sunarrests

@tom_watson tom_watson

A Sun journalist writes: RT @jacswift @tom_watson you are a fat wanker is a better hashtag

( @jacswift 's tweets now 'protected') 

• Exposed - The Bullying Culture at the Sun - TomWatson MP's Blog
• The Sun Deserves All the Police Pressure It Is Under - Liberal Conspiracy
• Press Rights V Privacy Rights: the UCL/Bindemans Debate - Justice is a Quaint Thing Blog
• The Sun's Trevor Kavanagh: News Corp Team 'Boasting' Over Help to Police - Guardian Media  
• A Response to Trevor Kavanagh - Tom Watson MP's Blog
  

 

Sun Spots..... A chronicle of today's events.

Saturday, 28th January

10:10 a.m. :

@JoshHalliday Josh Halliday

Elveden arrests: 48yo man held in Essex; 56yo man held in Essex; 48yo man held in N London; 29yo cop held.

@JoshHalliday Josh Halliday

Scotland Yard carrying out searches at News Int HQ in Wapping this morn after info provided by News Corp's independent body

@skymartinbrunt martinbrunt

#policebribes One man, 29, is a police officer, three others arrested thought to be journalists. Cops searching News International offices

• BBC News - Operation Elveden: Four Held in Police Payment Probe
• Operation Elveden Arrests - Met Police Statement (10.46 a.m.) 
• News Int Offices Searched As Four More Men Are Arrested - Guardian Media 
• Operation Elveden: Four held Over Police Payments - Telegraph 
• Sun Journalists and Police Officer Arrested In Corruption Investigation - Guardian Media
  

@dansabbagh Dan Sabbagh

Sun men arrested: Mike Sullivan, Graham Dudman, Chris Pharo + Fergus Shanahan

• Relevant Article from Ethics in Policing.com (2005) - Court Case Involving Some of Today's Arrested Sun Journalists. (found by @Brown_Moses

• BBC News - Operation Elveden: Five Held in Police Payment Probe - Journalists Named 
• Phone-hacking: Four Sun Journalists Arrested - Telegraph (names and images) 
• Sun Employees Held in Payments Probe - Channel 4 News 
• News International's Email to Staff - Full Text - Guardian Media
• Operation Elveden and Operation Weeting: the Full List of Arrests - Guardian Media
• Scotland Yard Officer and Four Men Arrested By Police Investigating Corrupt Payments to Police - Mail Online

Sunday, 29th January

•  Neville Thurlbeck's Blog: 'Draining the Swamp' - Et Tu Brute! 
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 (updated frequently)