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The Royal Wedding of William and Kate - And What Came After
brianr:
--- Quote from: Marge_Innavera on December 08, 2012, 12:18:35 pm ---And frankly, I'm rather cynical about the station's claim to be "deeply saddened." It smacks of the apologies you sometimes hear from politicians who don't regret the context of their words but are so very, very sorry that there was a negative reaction [e.g., "I apologize to anyone who was offended by my words"]. If this makes someone think twice in the future something constructive might come of it but considering the state of today's "news" media, I tend to doubt it.
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I completely agree with you. This station has been in trouble with the broadcasting authorities before. Unfortunately there is a type of person who willcontinue to listen to their rubbish. At least both the major Australian telco and supermarket chain have withdrawn their advertising. However I expect this will only be until the furore dies down. I only listen to music stations anyway,cannot abide talk radio of any kind.
Katie77:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/queensland/a/-/latest/15585892/ads-pulled-from-2day-fm-after-royal-prank/
2Day FM responds to social media outrage
Sydney radio station 2Day FM has suspended all on-air advertising until Monday after a nurse involved in a royal prank phone call took her own life in London.
The Sydney radio station behind a royal prank linked to a British nurse's death has pulled all ads from its broadcasts as anger mounts around the world at the tragic turn of events.
Rhys Holleran, the chief executive of Austereo which owns 2Day FM, said the suspected suicide of Jacintha Saldanha, the London nurse who took the prank call, was tragic and the two radio presenters who spoke to her were shattered by the news.
But he said the death of Ms Saldanha, who was on duty at the London hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife, could not have been reasonably foreseen and that the station had done nothing illegal in recording and broadcasting the phone call.
Mr Holleran's comments came after major advertisers pulled their ads from the station and people flocked to social media to condemn presenters Mel Greig and Michael Christian, who have been taken off air following the death of the 46-year-old nurse and mother of two on Friday.
Austereo said it had pulled all advertising from 2Day FM at least until Monday.
Police in London have said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding Ms Saldanha's death and it is believed she took her own life.
The tragic turn of events has made headlines around the world as fallout from the prank call intensified.
Ms Saldanha was on duty at London's King Edward VII Hospital earlier this week when Greig and Christian telephoned, impersonating the Queen and Prince Charles and seeking details about the condition of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
The prank call was recorded and vetted by lawyers before being broadcast to listeners in Sydney.
Speaking to reporters in Melbourne on Saturday, Mr Holleran said he was confident the station had not broken the law.
"We're satisfied that that procedure was met," he said.
"We're very confident that we haven't done anything illegal. What happened was incredibly tragic and we're deeply saddened and we're incredibly affected by that."
However, Bond University media law expert, Mark Pearson, said the DJs could have broken the law by not telling Ms Saldanha that the call was being recorded.
Professor Pearson said it was normally illegal for someone to record a conversation without the other person knowing unless there was "some overriding public interest".
"Clearly in this case there is not," he said.
Austereo said it was committed to working with any authorities investigating the tragedy.
"Our primary concern at this time is for the family of nurse Saldanha," Mr Holleran said.
He also said he didn't know when the presenters would return, adding that they were deeply shocked and had been offered counselling.
The station and the presenters had decided the show would not return to air until further notice out of respect for Ms Saldanha, he said.
News of the nurse's death was acknowledged by the royal family.
"The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jacintha Saldanha," a statement issued by St James's Palace said.
"Their Royal Highnesses were looked after so wonderfully well at all times by everybody at King Edward VII Hospital, and their thoughts and prayers are with Jacintha Saldanha's family, friends and colleagues at this very sad time."
Hospital chief executive John Lofthouse described Ms Saldanha, married with two children, as a "first-class nurse who cared diligently for hundreds of patients".
A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Julia Gillard described the incident as a "terrible tragedy".
The broadcasting watchdog, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), said it would talk to the station about the "facts and issues surrounding the prank call".
In May, ACMA warned 2Day FM it could lose its broadcasting licence for any repeat of offensive on-air comments, after morning show presenter Kyle Sandilands called a female journalist a "fat slag" and threatened to "hunt her down".
Readers seeking support and information about suicide prevention can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467
2Day FM responds to social media outrage
Sydney radio station 2Day FM has suspended all on-air advertising until Monday after a nurse involved in a royal prank phone call took her own life in London.
AFP © Enlarge photo
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The Sydney radio station behind a royal prank linked to a British nurse's death has pulled all ads from its broadcasts as anger mounts around the world at the tragic turn of events.
Rhys Holleran, the chief executive of Austereo which owns 2Day FM, said the suspected suicide of Jacintha Saldanha, the London nurse who took the prank call, was tragic and the two radio presenters who spoke to her were shattered by the news.
But he said the death of Ms Saldanha, who was on duty at the London hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife, could not have been reasonably foreseen and that the station had done nothing illegal in recording and broadcasting the phone call.
Mr Holleran's comments came after major advertisers pulled their ads from the station and people flocked to social media to condemn presenters Mel Greig and Michael Christian, who have been taken off air following the death of the 46-year-old nurse and mother of two on Friday.
Austereo said it had pulled all advertising from 2Day FM at least until Monday.
Police in London have said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding Ms Saldanha's death and it is believed she took her own life.
The tragic turn of events has made headlines around the world as fallout from the prank call intensified.
Ms Saldanha was on duty at London's King Edward VII Hospital earlier this week when Greig and Christian telephoned, impersonating the Queen and Prince Charles and seeking details about the condition of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
The prank call was recorded and vetted by lawyers before being broadcast to listeners in Sydney.
Speaking to reporters in Melbourne on Saturday, Mr Holleran said he was confident the station had not broken the law.
"We're satisfied that that procedure was met," he said.
"We're very confident that we haven't done anything illegal. What happened was incredibly tragic and we're deeply saddened and we're incredibly affected by that."
However, Bond University media law expert, Mark Pearson, said the DJs could have broken the law by not telling Ms Saldanha that the call was being recorded.
Professor Pearson said it was normally illegal for someone to record a conversation without the other person knowing unless there was "some overriding public interest".
"Clearly in this case there is not," he said.
Austereo said it was committed to working with any authorities investigating the tragedy.
"Our primary concern at this time is for the family of nurse Saldanha," Mr Holleran said.
He also said he didn't know when the presenters would return, adding that they were deeply shocked and had been offered counselling.
The station and the presenters had decided the show would not return to air until further notice out of respect for Ms Saldanha, he said.
News of the nurse's death was acknowledged by the royal family.
"The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jacintha Saldanha," a statement issued by St James's Palace said.
"Their Royal Highnesses were looked after so wonderfully well at all times by everybody at King Edward VII Hospital, and their thoughts and prayers are with Jacintha Saldanha's family, friends and colleagues at this very sad time."
Hospital chief executive John Lofthouse described Ms Saldanha, married with two children, as a "first-class nurse who cared diligently for hundreds of patients".
A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Julia Gillard described the incident as a "terrible tragedy".
The broadcasting watchdog, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), said it would talk to the station about the "facts and issues surrounding the prank call".
In May, ACMA warned 2Day FM it could lose its broadcasting licence for any repeat of offensive on-air comments, after morning show presenter Kyle Sandilands called a female journalist a "fat slag" and threatened to "hunt her down".
Readers seeking support and information about suicide prevention can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467
Katie77:
I am completely amazed that the radio station is trying to justify the prank call by saying they did nothing "illegal".
Also, that the phone call was recorded and vetted by a lawyer before it went to air.
Well that in itself is pretty scarey, that someone can "legally" impersonate anyone to get private and confidential information about someone else.
What astounds me even more, is that the radio boss makes no mention of whether he thinks it was MORALLY WRONG to invade someone's privacy.
I'm with you Brian, I've never listened to the radion stations with their so called "shock jocks" calling their shots on the air. These "shock jocks" seem to do anything to get their name in the press for their outlandish behaviour on radio.
Katie77:
What also worries me now, is the glorification and justification that the press seem to making of this poor lady's suicide.
I read about the tributes pouring in to her family and such, and I know they would be in deep grief, but lets not forget that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary situation and should not be justified for any reason.
I would hate to think, that there are people out there who read this news, think its ok to take their own life because this lady did.
Aloysius J. Gleek:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/09/jacintha-saldanha-hoax-call-india
Jacintha Saldanha's family says she
told them nothing about hoax call
Despite nurse's husband calling his mother in India every day,
his relatives there had no idea of the strain caused by the prank
Gethin Chamberlain in Panaji
The Observer
Saturday 8 December 2012 17.13 EST
Jacintha Saldanha's mother-in-law, Carmine Barboza: 'Benedict used to
call every day but neither he nor Jacintha said anything about what had
happened. Everything seemed normal.' Photograph: Barboza family
The relatives of nurse Jacintha Saldanha have revealed that she told no one in the family about the prank call that has been blamed for driving her to suicide.
Members of the family gathered at the south Indian home of Saldanha's mother-in-law, Carmine Barboza, to console one another after news reached them of the tragedy.
They said that neither Saldanha nor her husband, Benedict Barboza, had talked of the hoax phone call or given any clue that she had been under any pressure or strain.
"Benedict used to call every day but neither he nor Jacintha said anything about what had happened. Everything seemed normal," said Carmine Barboza, 69. "We got a call last night from Benedict informing us that Jacintha had died. He was crying and couldn't speak much. We don't know whether we'll be able to bring her dead body back to India, but we desperately hope so.
"We spoke to Benedict again this morning, and he said he hasn't been allowed to see her body yet because of legal formalities and she'll not be handed over before Monday. We want to bring her dead body to India to perform her last rites."
She said that the couple had spent last new year with the family in Udupi with their teenage children.
"Jacintha was a very caring woman," said Barboza. "She used to call us every Sunday without fail. We just cannot believe what has happened."
Saldanha and her husband were married in 1993 and moved to Muscat in Oman before arriving in the UK nine years ago. Relatives said that the family returned to India every couple of years.
On Saturday, relatives gathered at the Barbozas' smart single-storey home in Sorkala, near the town of Shirva in Karnataka, to grieve and to share their memories of Saldanha. The modern peach-painted house sits amid coconut palms and tidy gardens.
Irene Barboza, Saldanha's sister-in-law, said the family first heard the news on Friday night at about 8pm. Other members of the family made it clear that they were too grief-stricken to talk to journalists.
Staff at the medical college where Saldanha had trained in Mangalore described her as very dedicated. "Jacintha was a very efficient, intelligent and lively personality, who had won laurels in her nursing studies," said Reverend Sister Aileen Mathias, chief nursing officer at the Father Muller Medical College.
Mathias said that, after completing nursing school, Saldanha had gone on to pursue advanced nursing qualifications before moving to Muscat. Later, after moving to the UK, she appeared to have been thriving in London.
Saldanha and her family were active members of the expatriate Konkani community in the UK – people who hail from the Konkan region, which runs down the south-west coast of India. At a Konkani Community Association Christmas celebration in 2009, they were voted family of the day.
Messages of sympathy were being posted in comments threads on news websites in her native southern India on Saturday.
One read: "Dear Benedict and the children. I have no words to console you at this crucial moment. I am shocked to hear the news. I would like to say that I am supporting you all with my prayers. I cannot believe that Jessy is no more. Please trust in the Lord and take courage."
Another wrote: "Jacintha had been my classmate in Mangalore in school and we contacted on Facebook. It is really sad to hear about this tragic incident. May her soul rest in peace."
Father Richard Coelho, administrator of the Father Muller Medical College Hospital, posted a message to the family that said: "It is really shocking to hear that Jacintha is no more. May her soul rest in peace and that you all may have the strength from the Lord to bear this great loss.
"It should not have happened at all because Jacintha is not at fault. May those who are responsible for her death understand the mistake they have committed and ask pardon from the Lord."
Others called for the Indian government to put pressure on the Australian authorities to take action against the radio station.
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