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Rebekah Brooks says it ‘is a privilege’ to be back at News UK Rebekah Brooks says it ‘is a privilege’ to be back at News UK
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Rebekah Brooks has described how good she feels to be back running Rupert Murdoch’s British publishing operation on her first day after being reinstated as chief executive of News UK.Rebekah Brooks has described how good she feels to be back running Rupert Murdoch’s British publishing operation on her first day after being reinstated as chief executive of News UK.
In an email to staff, she said she felt it was a privilege to be back after an absence of four years but added her thoughts were with those who still face a trial over alleged corrupt payments for stories for the Sun, which she once edited.In an email to staff, she said she felt it was a privilege to be back after an absence of four years but added her thoughts were with those who still face a trial over alleged corrupt payments for stories for the Sun, which she once edited.
“It is a privilege to be back and many thanks for the warmwelcome. “It is a privilege to be back and many thanks for the warm welcome,” she said.
“I’ve worked for this company since 1989 doing a variety of jobs from making the tea to becoming CEO 20 years later. It’s hard to describe how good it feels to be home. And the Sun is shining!” she said. “I’ve worked for this company since 1989 doing a variety of jobs from making the tea to becoming CEO 20 years later. It’s hard to describe how good it feels to be home. And the Sun is shining!”
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The email did not go down well with all staff, particularly those at the Sun, who had faced trials in the past year. “It made me sick, it’s as if she thinks nothing had happened,” said one insider.The email did not go down well with all staff, particularly those at the Sun, who had faced trials in the past year. “It made me sick, it’s as if she thinks nothing had happened,” said one insider.
Brooks resigned as chief executive of News UK in July 2011 after the scandal of phone hacking engulfed the company and saw the closure of the News of the World.Brooks resigned as chief executive of News UK in July 2011 after the scandal of phone hacking engulfed the company and saw the closure of the News of the World.
She was cleared of all charges relating to hacking, corrupt payments and allegations of the perversion of the course of justice and within a few months she was back at Murdoch’s side in New York in a consultancy role.She was cleared of all charges relating to hacking, corrupt payments and allegations of the perversion of the course of justice and within a few months she was back at Murdoch’s side in New York in a consultancy role.
Her return as chief executive was confirmed last week along with the departure of the incumbent Mike Darcey and the promotion of Sun editor David Dinsmore.Her return as chief executive was confirmed last week along with the departure of the incumbent Mike Darcey and the promotion of Sun editor David Dinsmore.
“It would be wrong to dwell on the past but it would be wrong not to mention it. Many colleagues and their families have suffered a great deal in recent years and my thoughts are with those who still face unimaginable stress and uncertainty,” she said.“It would be wrong to dwell on the past but it would be wrong not to mention it. Many colleagues and their families have suffered a great deal in recent years and my thoughts are with those who still face unimaginable stress and uncertainty,” she said.
“I will be spending my first day walking around the building saying hello to old friends and colleagues and introducing myself to those who I have not met. I will be in the canteen at lunchtime,” she continued.“I will be spending my first day walking around the building saying hello to old friends and colleagues and introducing myself to those who I have not met. I will be in the canteen at lunchtime,” she continued.
“My passion for our papers is in no doubt. This morning, I checked out the Times and the Sun on my tablet, my laptop and my smartphone but like millions of others, I read the newspapers first. Together I hope we will continue to energise and innovate to secure their successful future in all formats.“My passion for our papers is in no doubt. This morning, I checked out the Times and the Sun on my tablet, my laptop and my smartphone but like millions of others, I read the newspapers first. Together I hope we will continue to energise and innovate to secure their successful future in all formats.
“We owe that to our heritage, our readers and our advertisers.”“We owe that to our heritage, our readers and our advertisers.”
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“I am grateful to all of you who have kept our business on a firm footing and continued to publish our world-class journalism during that time.“I am grateful to all of you who have kept our business on a firm footing and continued to publish our world-class journalism during that time.
“In particular, I’d like to thank Mike Darcey for his leadership. I am delighted that David Dinsmore will be by my side as chief operating officer. And I look forward to welcoming Tony Gallagher in the coming weeks as our new editor-in-chief of the Sun.“In particular, I’d like to thank Mike Darcey for his leadership. I am delighted that David Dinsmore will be by my side as chief operating officer. And I look forward to welcoming Tony Gallagher in the coming weeks as our new editor-in-chief of the Sun.
“Of course there will be other positivechanges and many of them inspired by you … Please feel free to ask me any questions and share any creative thoughts or ideas you have for the future,” she said. “Of course there will be other positive changes and many of them inspired by you … Please feel free to ask me any questions and share any creative thoughts or ideas you have for the future,” she said.