The Irish publisher of the Daily Star on Sunday offered its
"deepest apologies" for publishing topless pictures of the wife of
Britain's Prince William but said it would resist efforts by its British
partner to close the paper.
The Irish Daily Star on Saturday broke ranks with its
British and Irish rivals by publishing shots of Catherine, Duchess of
Cambridge - the former Kate Middleton - that were originally printed in
the French magazine Closer.
The pictures have reignited
a debate over privacy and freedom of the press, especially in Britain,
where media could face new regulations after a series of publishing
scandals.
All British papers have refrained from publishing the photographs, including the Sun, the only British title to run pictures of William's brother Harry cavorting naked in a Las Vegas hotel last month.
Independent News and Media (INM),
Ireland's biggest media company, on Sunday joined its British co-owner
Northern and Shell in condemning the publication, which both owners said
they had not authorised. "On behalf of INM, I wish to offer my deepest apologies," INM chief executive Joe Webb said in the Sunday Independent,
another of the group's titles. "We are launching an internal inquiry to
ensure there will never be a repeat of this breach of decency."
But
he said he hoped to avoid the closure of the paper, whose future is
under threat after Northern and Shell Chairman Richard Desmond said he
was taking immediate steps to close down the joint venture. "We will be
doing everything in our power to safeguard the 70 jobs at the Irish Daily Star," Webb said.
A spokeswoman for Northern and Shell on Saturday the paper would no longer be able to use the Daily Star name and that its future was a decision for INM.
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