‘Acting’ being the operative word
So, yeah, it turns out that Nicholas Hellen, ‘acting’ news editor of the Sunday Times is a total wanker in the way he goes about his job.
I mean, seriously, click on the link and read the email. If you close your eyes you can see him sitting at his desk, masturbating furiously, imagining he’s Carl Bernstein phoning John Mitchell.
“Sir, this is Carl Bernstein of the Washington Post, and I’m sorry to bother you but we’re running a story in tomorrow’s paper that we thought you should have a chance to comment on… and…. um… we’d like a picture of you in a cocktail dress.”
I mean, seriously. How. Journalism. Works.
Grotesque.
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