Tabloid Editor Says ‘No Way,’ to Lawmakers
The editor of Britain’s top-selling tabloid says he won’t be second-guessed by lawmakers.
“We’re not going to change our news judgment because Parliament decides it doesn’t like what it reads in The Sun,” editor Kelvin Mackenzie told Parliament’s 11-member National Heritage Committee, which is responsible for media in addition to arts, tourism and sports.
Mackenzie, 46, has edited the 4-million circulation Sun for 12 years and is one of publisher Rupert Murdoch’s longest-serving editors.
The methods of the racy tabloids and the possibility of government curbs have become a national issue in Britain, which has no privacy laws.
Last week, the government proposed new laws, with heavy fines, barring the harassment of individuals on private property and the bugging of telephone calls.
The tabloids--widely criticized and widely read--have aggressively pursued scandals involving the British royal family.
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