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'''Sean Hoare''' (1963 |
'''Sean Hoare''' (1963 – c. 18 July 2011) was a [[British people|British]] entertainment journalist. He contributed to articles on showbiz, from actors to reality television stars.<ref name="HolmesJermyn2004">{{cite book|last1=Holmes|first1=Su|last2=Jermyn|first2=Deborah|title=Understanding reality television|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wYCCP4XLF94C&pg=PA135|accessdate=18 July 2011|date=23 February 2004|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=9780415317955|page=135}}</ref> He died in July 2011, less than a year after exposing the [[News International phone hacking scandal]]. |
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Revision as of 14:43, 19 July 2011
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Sean Hoare (1963 – c. 18 July 2011) was a British entertainment journalist. He contributed to articles on showbiz, from actors to reality television stars.[1] He died in July 2011, less than a year after exposing the News International phone hacking scandal.
Career
Hoare was described as "coming from a working-class background of solid Arsenal supporters, always voted Labour, defined himself specifically as a "clause IV" socialist who still believed in public ownership of the means of production." [2]Hoare was a trainee reporter in the 1980s for the Watford Observer.[3] In 2001, Hoare was honored with a Shafta Award, an award given for tabloid journalism, for his scoop on David and Victoria Beckham's purchase of an island off the Essex coast which he wrote while he was a reporter on The People.[4] He was a reporter for The Sun (from 1998 to 2003) and the News of the World but was sacked for drink and drug problems.[5]
He said in regards to his drug taking while employed by the News of the World, "I was paid to go out and take drugs with rock stars – get drunk with them, take pills with them, take cocaine with them. It was so competitive. You are going to go beyond the call of duty. You are going to do things that no sane man would do. You're in a machine."[2]He claims to have often taken "three grammes of cocaine a day, spending about £1,000 a week" and would drink Jack Daniels, and then would snort a line of cocaine as part of a "rock stars breakfast".[2]His health deteriorated to the point that the doctor examining his liver remarked that he "must be dead".[2]A former colleague said, "if you could imagine the stereotypical image of News of the World hack, it would be him."[6]
Scandal and death
He was involved in and exposed the News International phone hacking scandal in which he claimed in a New York Times article that Andy Coulson "encouraged" him to hack phones. He was once a close friend of Coulson.[5]Hoare had said of the phone hacking at the News of the World; "It was always done in the language of, 'Why don't you practise some of your dark arts on this', which was a metaphor for saying, 'Go and hack into a phone'. Such was the culture of intimidation and bullying that you would do it because you had to produce results. And, you know, to stand up in front of a Commons committee and say, 'I was unaware of this under my watch' was wrong."[6] His last public appearance came a week before his death when he had reportedly claimed to have been injured the previous weekend while dismantling a marquee put up for a children's party and had broken his nose and badly injured his foot from the heavy pole used to erect the marquee.[7]
He was found dead at his home in Langley Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, at around 11am on 18 July 2011.[5] The cause of death remains unexplained, and though Hertfordshire police have stated that the death is not suspicious, there is an ongoing investigation.[8] The death of Hoare is significant in that he is seen as a key figure in the recent phone hacking scandal and was expected by many to shed light on the extent and depth of the allegations.[9]
References
- ^ Holmes, Su; Jermyn, Deborah (23 February 2004). Understanding reality television. Psychology Press. p. 135. ISBN 9780415317955. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d Davies, Nick (18 July 2011). "Sean Hoare knew how destructive the News of the World could be". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Former WO reporter Sean Hoare claims ex-News of the World editor Andy Coulson told him to hack phones". Watford Observer. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 18 july 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Mirror showbiz vet hailed for Live 8 'space link-up'". The Guardian. 26 April 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c "News of the World phone-hacking whistleblower found dead". The Guardian. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Singh, Anita (19 July 2011). " "Phone hacking: Profile of Sean Hoare, the News of the World journalist and whistleblower". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Hacking whistleblower Sean Hoare found dead at his home". The Independent. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Police insist death of original whistleblower is not suspicious - Home News, UK - The Independent". The Independent. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Whistleblower in news corp. phone hacking scandal found dead. Coincidence?". 18 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.