Perhaps the story that is more interesting than the fact Michael Phelps smoked pot was the attempt by Phelps’ people to get News of the World to drop the story. They report…
“Spokesman Clifford Bloxham offered us an extraordinary deal not to publish our story, saying Phelps would become our columnist for three years, host events and get his sponsors to advertise with us.”
“In return, he asked that we kill Phelps’ bong picture. Bloxham said: “It’s seeing if something potentially very negative for Michael could turn into something very positive for the News of the World.””
Who would have expected to find an example of journalism ethics in this tawdry tabloid tale? Read all about it.
