Daily Star Mockery

Sound_25 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:56 pm

The Daily Star published an article saying that Rockstar has started work on a 'GTA: Rothbury', based on Raoul Moat. Not only was this story completely made up, but they'd interviewed the victims grandmother. The Daily Star now has pulled the article, with no apology and the Journalist who wrote it has been ridiculing the outrage the article caused and gamers in general.

I know the Daily Star is scum but this is a new low.

Here's a link explaining in more depth: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.217131-Journalist-Who-Wrote-Fake-GTA-Story-Ridicules-Gamers

Strident · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:28 pm

I presume you mean the Daily Star. With fact checking like that you could be a tabloid journalist.

SirStuie · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:15 pm

meh, as long as its better than GTA4 I will buy it.

Sound_25 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:30 pm

Strident wrote:

I presume you mean the Daily Star. With fact checking like that you could be a tabloid journalist.

I've changed it, and like a proper tabloid journo I'll pretend I put Star all along and refuse to issue an apology

clash_911 · **Joined:** Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:43 am **Posts:** 66

No doubt you will go far in the field of journalism

Strident · **Posted:** Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:47 am

Good to see that Rockstar's solicitors were on the case pretty swiftly...
http://tabloid-watch.blogspot.com/2010/ ... cy-of.html

Aidy · **Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:18 am

There are some truly sick individuals out there in the press. Why the hell would they even think that this could possibly be funny?

SilentHitoshura · **Joined:** Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:33 pm **Posts:** 538

Who the HELL read The Star?

Aidy · **Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:51 pm

Not me, I refuse to buy newspapers.

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