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When we received the press release from James Murdoch's corporte affairs team my first thought was that it must be a hoax - the News of the World is to close after Sunday. What will replace it? Something must. We shall see. However it is worthwhile recording some of James Murdoch's words: "When I tell people why I am proud to be part of News Corporation, I say that our commitment to journalism and a free press is one of the things that sets us apart." "The News of the World is in the business of holding others to account. But it failed when it came to itself." "The News of the World is 168 years old...it is read by more people than any other English language newspaper...it has a proud history of fighting crime, exposing wrong-doing and regularly setting the news agenda for the nation." I don't know James Murdoch and I did not hear him speak these words but they are fine words and add to the dramatic intesity of this moment. Printed ne...