Cops Nick Ex-Times Hack Over Nightjack Blogger Hack
What Did Guardian’s Sabbagh Know and When?
Former Times hack Patrick Foster has we understand been nicked this morning by Operation Tuleta cops investigating the outing the previously anonymous Nightjack blogger in 2009. Earlier this year it was revealed that Foster had discovered the identity of the blogger through computer hacking. The media editor at The Times at the time was the Guardian’s current head of media, Dan Sabbagh.
Even after the Nightjack scandal broke Sabbagh continued to commission him with work for the Media Guardian pages and judging by his tweet appears to still be in the loop with Foster:
…police came to his home this morning (unexpectedly) I understand…—
Dan Sabbagh (@dansabbagh) August 29, 2012
What did Sabbagh know and when?
UPDATE:
- @MediaGuido @guidofawkes My knowledge of arrests consists of my tweets. Knew about it about 3 mins before tweeting. More on MG shortly.—
Dan Sabbagh (@dansabbagh) August 29, 2012
Book him, Danno.
‘Operation Tuleta’? Another stupid fucking name from the Filth!
Fuck off!
Aye, ‘Crimestoppers’ – what c’unt came up with that oxymoron!
‘Conservative’ Party – the little people fall for this Orwellian language shite everytime!
“Labour” Party … “Liberal” Party … they all do it.
Unite Kingdom Independence Party – yep, proof of theory proven.
Why do the plod work hand in hand with the Guardianistas?
About time, what the Times did here was a fucking disgrace. It was a premptive strike on Bloggers done out of pure spite. Hope prosecutions follow.
username: night
password: jack
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Oh FFS what an idiot !
who gives a fuck.
bloggers are wankers anyway haha
as long as journos get arrested and sent to clink there is no need for any boring details
Come and join us Dave. You can talk tough as much as you like and nobody expects you to actually do anything.
Hold on tight,here comes another super injunction,boys.
its about time you started putting tits on this blog to save it from sinking now that you are tabloid guido
He’s got you… that’s a start.
Do I know this man?
Nightjack was a good blogger and Foster is a pathetic little wanker. I hope he gets the book thrown at him.
+10k!
Foster is indeed a slimy unprincipled Loser who will have a deservedly shit life.
It’s precisely because Nightjack was a good blogger that he was outed.
Some little dead-tree-press leftie probably felt outraged that people were reading texts that had not been penned and vetted by one of our self-selecting politically correct overlords, who benevolently ensure that no public opinion strays from a tiny spectrum of left-wing ‘acceptability’.
Strange the added focus on the Grauniad though; the Telegraph has commissioned as much from Foster as a freelance as the Grauniad. Still, you know Guido. Never let the facts get in the way of a good smear.
No Tristram, you are confusing Guido with Guardian hacks. Now they never let the truth get in the way of a good smear.
Look at the Millie Dowler story for a kick off.
No difference. Smears from the left, smears from the right – they are smears wherever they come from. Strangely it still remains to be seen whether the Grauniad were right or wrong on the Millie Dowler tap – although at least they had the defence of a police source.
What me “in the loop” with Foster” ?
Do me a favour old chap.
“My knowledge of arrests consists of my tweets. Knew about it about 3 mins before tweeting. More on MG shortly.”
I can’t help feeling that avoids the question.
I see Bob Bird former scots editor of the screws has also been lifted for perverting course of justice
Oy vey,Is any journalist safe now?
The Guardian is pathetic
Its been quite a Journey from Fleet Street to Pentonville
eek, the gruaniads been a very naughty boy.