Oi, la. You've worked for the Murdoch press. Does this, from a Guardian journalist,

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

ring any bells with you?

"When I worked at the Sun, I once had an anodyne diary item about Barbra Streisand spiked on the basis that, some years before, someone had seen a Streisand CD on one of Murdoch’s desks, and concluded it was possible that he liked her music. Consequently, no even remotely unflattering story about Streisand had appeared for years."

[Luis Anaconda]

But then I worked there about 20 years after she was in anyway relevant. I'm not sure he ever paid as much attention to what was in The Times as what was in the Sun tbh so could probably get away with a bit more,.

The fact that Roops is a big Streisand fan doesn't come as a shock though. Surprised he didn't try to marry her

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I mean, were you constantly having to take Murdoch's likes and dislikes into account before deciding whether to write a story?

[Luis Anaconda]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

is Streisand's cover of 'Life On Mars'. I loved it, but I'm afraid to listen to it now in case it's ****.

[Luis Anaconda]

Even had a fairly clear hand to slag off Sky and Fox movies, something that the Sun probably didn't have

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Berni]

and wanted them to remain highly respected - hence the lack of direct interference.

My understanding was that with The Sun and NoTW he was - by contrast - very much more hands-on.

[Classic Jorge]

[Luis Anaconda]