Editor jailed after phone-hacking scandal hired by Telegraph to “promote truth in newspapers”
How 2017 loves to surprise and delight us, part 467: Andy Coulson, the former News of the World editor jailed in the phone hacking scandal, is the new PR man for … the Daily Telegraph.
His remit, according to the Guardian? “To promote the papers as truthful and authoritative.” OF COURSE IT IS!
Convicted Murdoch phone hacker hired as PR adviser for Telegraph! Oh 2017, you’re spoiling us https://t.co/T1HRYSFX79
— The Sun Apologies (@SunApology) March 29, 2017
UK journalism:
George Osborne made editor of Evening Standard
Andy Coulson made PR for the Telegraph
Daily Mail named Newspaper of the Year— Patrick Strudwick (@PatrickStrud) March 29, 2017
A brief history of Coulson in news alerts, by @SunApology
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