Neville Thurlbeck reinforces idea of ‘wilful blindness’ at News International
November 11th, 2011Posted by Joel Gunter in Editors' pick, Politics, Press freedom and ethics
Neville Thurlbeck, the former News of the World chief reporter who was the intended recipient of the so-called “for Neville” email, has reinforced the accusation of “wilful blindness” levelled against News International executives by MPs on the culture, media and sport select committee.
In a short statement to camera last night (below), Thurlbeck said executives “refused to handle, see, or listen to” his evidence.
Thurlbeck added, impressively, that for the past two years he had been “like a magnet for the iron filings of suspicion”.
Credit to Roy Greenslade, who has already posted the video on his blog using that quote. It really is the stand-out soundbite in Thurlbeck’s short statement.
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