100 Rupert Murdoch Phone Hacking Scandal Stories

Jul 272011

businessweek.com

July 26th, 2011 04:51 AM EDT

BSkyB Faces $4.2 Billion Payout Quandary on Murdoch Scandal

By Jonathan Browning and Amy Thomson Updates with comments from Glaxo CEO in 23rd paragraph. For more coverage of News Corp., see EXT3 July 26( Bloomberg) British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc s board of directors faces a dilemma over a potential 2.6 billion- ($ 4.2 billion) payout to shareholders that would also go to Rupert Murdoch s News Corp., the company whose bid for BSkyB collapsed because of a phone-hacking scandal. The 14-person board, chaired by son James Murdoch, will on July 28 …

freep.com

July 25th, 2011 10:24 PM EDT

Mike Thompson: Fox News and the Murdoch scandal

Surprise, surprise. Hat tip: Jim Romenesko, Poynter.org Become a fan of Mike Thompson on Facebook and follow his updates on Twitter You can Tweet and Facebook recommend this blog post by clicking on the icons beneath the cartoon.

mcclatchydc.com

July 25th, 2011 08:19 AM EDT

Commentary: Fox News is MIA on Murdoch scandal

Fox says it is, as the name would suggest, a news network. Its critics say it is actually the propaganda arm of the Republican Party and that its highest loyalty is not to accuracy, fairness or other journalistic values but to the furtherance of the Party line. Not that any sentient life form should need the help, but events have recently arranged themselves such as to make painfully obvious which view is truth and which is tripe.” / Commentary: Fox News is MIA on Murdoch scandal By Leonard …

seattletimes.nwsource.com

July 25th, 2011 08:59 AM EDT

FBI inquiry of Murdoch’s empire relies on Brits

Originally published July 25, 2011 at 4:46 AM Page modified July 25, 2011 at 6:40 AM The FBI is just cranking up a preliminary review of whether alleged phone hacking and bribery by Rupert Murdoch’s media empire violated U.S. laws, but any resolution may well have to await the outcome of British investigations. The FBI’s early fact-gathering could turn into a long saga that tests or reinforces the long-standing cooperation between U.S. and British law enforcement. Most of the records and …

dailymail.co.uk

July 25th, 2011 05:03 AM EDT

Rupert Murdoch scandal: FBI to probe whether phone hacking violated US law

Last updated at 2:03 PM on 25th July 2011 Allegation that News of the World tried to hack 9/11 victims’ phones Authorities to question Jude Law over claims his phone was hacked in the U.S. News Corp. insists there is no’ connection or similarity’ between actions investigated in the U.K. and the U.S. The FBI is launching a preliminary review into whether alleged phone hacking and bribery by Rupert Murdoch’s media empire violated U.S. laws. As Murdoch’s News Corporation assembles a gold-plate …

dailymail.co.uk

July 24th, 2011 11:27 PM EDT

Rupert Murdoch scandal: Phone hacking inquiry judge urged to ‘come clean’

Last updated at 8:27 AM on 25th July 2011 The judge leading the inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal was last night urged to’ come clean’ about his links to the Murdoch family. Lord Justice Leveson was facing questions over his impartiality after it emerged he attended two parties in the past year at the London home of Rupert Murdoch’s daughter, Elisabeth, and her husband, PR supremo Matthew Freud. In his role as chairman of the independent Sentencing Council, he is also reported to have had …

deccanherald.com

July 25th, 2011 07:23 PM EDT

Reporter who broke Murdoch scandal gets book deal

The Guardian reporter Nick Davies has been signed to write an authoritative account of the News Corp. scandal for Faber and Faber Inc. Financial compensation wasn’t disclosed.The book, to be titled “Hack Attack: How the Truth Caught up with the World’s Most Powerful Man,” will be published in the fall of 2012. Davies previously wrote “Flat Earth News.”The scandal exploded earlier this month with revelations that journalists at the News of the World tabloid hacked the phone of a 13-year-old …

videocafe.crooksandliars.com

July 24th, 2011 02:00 PM EDT

Fox Business correspondent Gasparino falsley claims network has covered Murdoch …

Click here to view this media Fox Business Network senior correspondent Charlie Gasparino insisted Sunday that the Fox News Channel and the Fox Business Network had provided adequate coverage of the scandal involving their parent company News Corp. “It’s a story, we’ve been covering it a lot,” Gasparino told ABC’s Christiane Amanpour. “Thank God I cover Wall Street. I don’t have to report on my boss.” “If you look at this from a purely business standpoint, you know, the market I think the …

sacbee.com

July 24th, 2011 10:03 AM EDT

FBI inquiry of Murdoch’s empire: reliance on Brits

WASHINGTON The FBI is just cranking up a preliminary review of whether alleged phone hacking and bribery by Rupert Murdoch’s media empire violated U.S. laws, but any resolution may well have to await the outcome of British investigations. The FBI’s early fact-gathering could turn into a long saga that tests or reinforces the long-standing cooperation between U.S. and British law enforcement. Most of the records and witnesses to prove or disprove the allegations are in the hands of British …

edmonton.ctv.ca

July 24th, 2011 06:20 AM EDT

FBI inquiry into Murdoch empire could turn into long saga

View larger image Rupert Murdoch is driven down Whitehall in London, Tuesday, July 19, 2011, ahead of his and his son James’ appearance before a House of Commons committee to face their intensely-awaited grilling on the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. Updated: Sun Jul. WASHINGTON – The FBI is just cranking up a preliminary review of whether alleged phone hacking and bribery by Rupert Murdoch’s media empire violated U.S. laws, but any resolution may well have to await the outcome of …

upi.com

July 23rd, 2011 11:30 PM EDT

Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Murdoch scandal’s shadow reaching the United States?

The law getting the most attention is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, with its broad scope and ferocious penalties that can reach all the way into the most sacred of corporate inner sanctums. Even if the alleged telephone hacking and bribery by newspaper employees didn’t take place in the United States officials are still looking at that the act would still apply. The U.S. law covers any employee of U.S. corporations who may have gotten caught up in the British scandal, even covering …

telegram.com

July 24th, 2011 12:42 AM EDT

Murdoch scandal taints all journalists

There’s an old quote about journalism attributed to H.L. Mencken that I’ve used for years when giving talks to local groups. “All successful newspapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose.” Oops. Wrong Mencken quote. The one I like better is when he said that the job of a journalist is to “comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.” It’s a good guide to remember, even if sometimes hard to put into practice. Revealing the shortcomings of people in power often comes at a price. …

omaha.com

July 23rd, 2011 10:09 PM EDT

Michael Gerson: Cameron unable to avoid Murdoch scandal fallout

Prime Minister David Cameron’s largest public test began with a hasty return from an African mission. His staff had debated canceling the trip entirely but decided this would give the appearance of being “besieged.” The greater risk was appearing disconnected from the growing News of the World hacking scandal. So Cameron cut short his visit, worked on a statement to Parliament on the plane back to London and arrived late on Tuesday night. Starting at 7:30 the next morning, Cameron took practice …

vanityfair.com

July 23rd, 2011 08:49 AM EDT

“Stupidity, Narrowness and Cruelty”: The Murdoch Trademarks

Charles Moore, the former editor of the London Spectator and a columnist at the Telegraph, is a Tory conservative and has been so for as long as I’ve read him. But now he is doubt-afflicted. Perhaps not on the road to apostasy, but certainly to enlightenment, willing to say something no conservative in this country would have the courage or insight to admit: “I’m starting to think that the Left might actually be right” It has taken me more than 30 years as a journalist to ask myself this …

aoltv.com

July 23rd, 2011 04:30 AM EDT

Top 5 TVR Clips of the Week: Murdoch Pied, Gosling Lifts Roker, …

Filed under: TV Replay We’re fairly certain this week’s Top 5 TV Replay features the full gamut of human emotions: shame, unlikely heroism, redemption, anger and awkwardness. Indeed, it was a heady week. Between the Murdoch scandal, Comic-Con and the hottest temperatures New York has ever seen, the week on TV was oddly cathartic. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the best TV clips the week had to offer. And don’t forget to vote for your personal favorite in our weekly poll. …

seattletimes.nwsource.com

July 22nd, 2011 06:47 PM EDT

James Murdoch under fire as scandal spreads

LONDON Media scion James Murdoch, his father’s heir apparent, was under fire Friday over claims by former newspaper executives that he misled lawmakers about what he knew, and when, in Britain’s phone-hacking scandal. The accusation raises new questions about his succession to the helm of the media empire and about what he may have relayed to Rupert Murdoch, his father and the chief executive and controlling shareholder. The younger Murdoch told a parliamentary committee that he was not …

theolympian.com

July 22nd, 2011 11:05 PM EDT

Media reaction to Murdoch’s troubles reeks of hypocrisy

Media reaction to Murdoch’s troubles reeks of hypocrisy THE OLYMPIAN PORTSTEWART, Northern Ireland “Glee” is not just an American TV show, it is also the emotion many people feel and express toward the trouble Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is having, since they consider Murdoch’s properties a blight on their formerly pristine media landscape. There are two strains running through the phone-hacking scandal that monopolizes much of the media attention in the UK. One is the attitude of the …

wausaudailyherald.com

July 22nd, 2011 08:11 PM EDT

Our view: Time to end NFL lockout, Murdoch scandal, debt ceiling, heat wave

What a relief! The last few days have been some of the most unbearable in recent memory. The heat was incredible. The climate fiery. There was no respite anywhere, no way to escape. We’re talking, of course, about the pending end of the NFL lockout. Unless we’re talking about the scandal plaguing Rupert Murdoch and his media empire. Or the debt ceiling. Oh yeah. And then there was the weather. Count us among those who is ready for all this to be over. Billionaire owners and millionaire players, …

breitbart.tv

July 22nd, 2011 01:45 PM EDT

NBC News Anchor Thinks Murdoch Staged Pie Incident

His brain is toast. I had to laugh when I saw the pic of Little Miss Williams bowing to King Putt. Gag me. http://theantiliberalzone.blogspot.com/THE ANTI LIBERAL ZONE” Where Liberals Tremble in Fear! catzmeow Wish you thought of it first, Eh, Idiot propagandist? Ask every Libtard you see” How many jobs does Obama have to losebefore you wakeup he never knew what to do. Libtards are so stupidthey think the Tea-Party ran upthe almost 15 trillion in debt Unbelievable. Just like NBC News. …

uk.reuters.com

July 22nd, 2011 08:41 AM EDT

WRAPUP 2-UK lawmaker asks police to investigate Murdoch

PM Cameron says Murdoch has questions to answer James Murdoch stands by testimony Former News Corp executives break ranks as scandal escalates( Adds James Murdoch letter, Chris Bryant letter) LONDON, July 22( Reuters) News Corp executive James Murdoch could face a police investigation into claims he gave “mistaken” testimony to Britain’s parliament this week, deepening the legal crisis that has engulfed the Murdoch family’s media empire. Prime Minister David Cameron, criticised for his close …

abcnews.go.com

July 22nd, 2011 11:57 AM EDT

Watch: Quickfoxes.com: Hire Somebody to Do Your Chores

Home Video Money Murdoch Scandal: Father and Son Testify Murdoch Scandal: Father and Son Testify Rupert Murdoch and son James’ testimony will decide media empire’s fate. Quickfoxes.com: Hire Somebody to Do Your Chores Quickfoxes.com: Hire Somebody to Do Your Chores South Carolina-based company sends “foxes” to do the jobs you don’t want to. Murdoch Testimony: Pie Attack Foiled Murdoch Testimony: Pie Attack Foiled Jeffrey Kofman reports on the News of the World scandal Parliamentary hearings. …

prisonplanet.com

July 22nd, 2011 02:20 AM EDT

Amid the Murdoch scandal, there is the acrid smell of business as usual

A confused Boot is brought to his lordships presence by Mr. Salter, The Beasts foreign editor. Is Mr. Boot all set for his trip? Up to a point, Lord Copper. Copper briefed Boot as follows: A few sharp victories, some conspicuous acts of personal bravery on the Patriot side and a colourful entry into the capital. That is The Beast policy for the war& We shall expect the first victory about the middle of July. Rupert Murdoch is a 21st century Lord Copper. The amusing gentility is missing …

fresnobee.com

July 22nd, 2011 02:17 AM EDT

Rupert Murdoch scandal stains journalism

Panel sees no evidence of wrongdoing at Dow Jones tooltipid=” mi_tt1 ” / Panel sees no evidence of wrongdoing at Dow Jones Panel sees no evidence of wrongdoing at Dow Jones The independent committee charged with monitoring editorial integrity at The Wall Street Journal said Saturday it is not aware of any wrongdoing at the Journal or its parent company, Dow Jones Co. CLARENCE PAGE: Chasing scoops, chasing ethics tooltipid=” mi_tt2 ” / CLARENCE PAGE: Chasing scoops, chasing ethics CLARENCE PAGE: …

sacbee.com

July 21st, 2011 01:18 PM EDT

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Murdoch’s scandal delivers another blow to journalism’s image

Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. chairman, testifies before British lawmakers Tuesday. This used to be a noble profession. Still is, to tell you the truth. To hear an editor debate whether a story is fair to some deplorable individual most would consider unworthy of the effort or to watch a reporter rush toward danger to tell a story that needs telling is to be unalterably convinced of the honor in this work. But even in the saying, you brace for the derision and scorn according to Gallup, the public …

mcclatchydc.com

July 21st, 2011 09:39 AM EDT

Commentary: Murdoch scandal is a stain on journalism

The Kansas City Star It would be easy for Americans to dismiss England s phone-tapping scandal as entirely foreign and not a domestic concern. After all, the scandal began with a most-British story, a 2005 scoop on Prince William s semi-secret treatment for an injury in 2005. But the case is a black eye and a cautionary tale for journalism as a whole. While the scandal focuses on illegal practices at the now-shuttered News of the World newspaper, which never graced these shores, that paper was …

businessspectator.com.au

July 21st, 2011 01:39 PM EDT

BREAKFAST DEALS: Murdoch stir

The phone hacking scandal continues to take its toll on News Corp with James Murdoch facing some further tricky questions and News International papers losing their London Olympics deal. Meanwhile, Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev says he’s keen to resuscitate the disgraced News of the World. In other news, Cameron Clyne warns against the Asian expansion mantra, QBE’s local restructure raises succession issues and Hanlong’s grip on Sundance Resources looks to be tightening. With media mogul …

dailymail.co.uk

July 21st, 2011 07:52 AM EDT

Rupert Murdoch scandal: News Corp gets big gun legal team for …

Batten down the hatches! Former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White and Bush-era Attorney General Michael Mukasey are hired Response to FBI 9/11 investigation and comments from Attorney General Eric Holder and Frank Lautenberg Last updated at 4:52 PM on 21st July 2011 News Corp has decided it’s time to build up the defences as worries mount over potential legal troubles in the U.S. The media conglomerate is bracing itself for the phone-hacking scandal spreading to America as more calls are …

thedailybeast.com

July 21st, 2011 05:24 AM EDT

Murdoch’s Other Scandal

Residents of Marshalltown, Iowa ” population: 27,552 ” woke up yesterday to a front-page story in the local paper, the Times-Republican about Rupert Murdochs testimony before a British parliamentary panel. So did readers of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in Texas, the Indianapolis Star and the Pensacola News Journal So why did readers in the media capital of the world have to flip to page 35 of the New York Post to get the news about Murdoch? The News Corp. hacking inquiry …

thedailybeast.com

July 21st, 2011 09:00 AM EDT

Rudy Cozy’s Murdoch Ties

On the eve of Rupert Murdochs appearance before Parliament this week, Rudy Giuliani, fresh from his latest pre-presidential forays to New Hampshire, went on CNN to defend his old friend and patron. Knighted by the British for his much-monetized heroism on 9/11, former crime buster Giuliani, who once paraded Wall Street brokers out of their offices in handcuffs only to later drop the charges against them, delivered a wide-eyed lecture on the presumption of innocence. He …

thehill.com

July 21st, 2011 06:00 AM EDT

Murdoch: News Corp too big to know

The Bush administration told taxpayers to hand over hundreds of billions of their hard-earned dollars to bail out Wall Street banks because the financial institutions were too big to fail. Now, Rupert Murdoch, owner of politically powerful publications and broadcast stations, claims his News Corp. is too big to know. Murdoch, who’s in the news industry, essentially a business based on knowing and knowing first, told an investigating committee of the British Parliament this week that he’s a …

abcnews.go.com

July 21st, 2011 09:45 AM EDT

Watch: Crown Plaza Hotels Try Snore Patrol

Select hotels are testing snore-absorption rooms and snore patrols. World News Staff Pick of the Week World News Staff Pick of the Week Producer Margaret Aro on Lama Hasan’s coverage of the Somalian refugee crisis Murdoch Scandal: Wife in the Spotlight Murdoch Scandal: Wife in the Spotlight Wendi Deng gets attention for physically defending her husband from attacker. Murdoch Scandal Reaches UK’s Prime Minister Murdoch Scandal Reaches UK’s Prime Minister MP’s go after Britain’s PM David Cameron …

newstatesman.com

July 21st, 2011 01:18 AM EDT

Amid the Murdoch scandal, theres an acrid smell of business as …

The Fleet Street hacks and men from Westminster are now scrabbling to rewrite the history of the phone-hacking fiasco. The pact between press and parliament remains the same. News Corporation Chief Rupert Murdoch leaves his London home, on July 20, 2011. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images. In Scoop Evelyn Waugh’s brilliant satire on the press, there is the moment when Lord Copper, owner of the Daily Beast meets his new special war correspondent, William Boot, in truth an authority on wild flowers and …

kansascity.com

July 20th, 2011 07:15 PM EDT

The Star s editorial Rupert Murdoch scandal stains journalism

Posted on Wed, Jul. Share Email Print The Star s editorial Rupert Murdoch scandal stains journalism It would be easy for Americans to dismiss England s phone-tapping scandal as entirely foreign and not a domestic concern. After all, the scandal began with a most-British story, a 2005 scoop on Prince William s semi-secret treatment for an injury in 2005. But the case is a black eye and a cautionary tale for journalism as a whole. While the scandal focuses on illegal practices at the …

christianpost.com

July 20th, 2011 06:26 PM EDT

Will Rupert Murdoch’s Scandal Affect Zondervan Book Company

Rick Warren pastor of Saddleback Church in California boasted about his affiliation with Murdoch in the past. “I had dinner with Jack Welsh( former chief executive officer of GE) last Sunday night. And he said to me, “Rick you’re the biggest thinker I have ever met in my life. The only other person I know who thinks globally like you is Rupert Murdoch.” And I said, that’s interesting. I’m Rupert’s Pastor. Rupert published my book ,” stated Warren in a 2005 New Yorker interview referring to his …

philly.com

July 20th, 2011 10:06 PM EDT

The American Debate: Murdoch’s media empire has also been doing damage in the U.S.

Don’t assume that the scandals engulfing Rupert Murdoch are solely the province of the British. In truth, his media empire has been doing damage on these shores for a long time. His minions may not have been bribing and intimidating American police officials, or invading Americans’ privacy by hacking with alacrity into thousands of voice mails and cellphones( as far as we know) but it has long been obvious that Murdoch has coarsened and politicized civic dialogue and protected his realm by …

olympics.thestar.com

July 20th, 2011 02:59 PM EDT

Murdoch and right-wing trash

Ending the long-form census and trying to shut down safe injection sites in Vancouver are not actions of a man who believes in democracy, but the actions of a man who believes democracy gets in the way of his actions. Murdoch and right-wing trash Ending the long-form census and trying to shut down safe injection sites in Vancouver are not actions of a man who believes in democracy, but the actions of a man who believes democracy gets in the way of his actions. Has the extreme right-wing …

victoriaadvocate.com

July 20th, 2011 03:49 PM EDT

Summary Box: Murdoch unlikely to rest easy in US

Originally published July 20, 2011 at 6:49 p.m., updated July 20, 2011 at 8:35 p.m. BACK IN THE USA: News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch returned to the U.S. Wednesday after being grilled in the British Parliament about a phone-hacking scandal that’s threatening to thrust the company into a legal and financial morass. THE CHALLENGE: Murdoch is trying to contain the scandal’s damage to the U.K. so News Corp.’s crown jewel, the U.S. franchise, isn’t tarnished. THE THREATS: Investors are worried about …

fresnobee.com

July 20th, 2011 01:10 PM EDT

Murdoch returns to News Corp. worries in US

Emerging relatively unscathed from a British parliamentary hearing on the phone hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch returned to the United States on Wednesday, where his company faces a host of financial and legal challenges. News Corp.’s widening scandal tooltipid=” mi_tt2 ” / News Corp.’s widening scandal News Corp.’s widening scandal The only sort of power a news organization can wield safely is the power to persuade. Murdochs to be questioned in UK FBI opens review tooltipid=” mi_tt3 ” / …

prisonplanet.com

July 20th, 2011 06:19 AM EDT

RupertGate: Will Murdoch Scandal Sink David Cameron?

Even the British Prime Minister has been forced to face Parliament to explain why he employed an ex-News Corp editor into his administration. This, as the demise of journalist Sean Hoare reignites debate over another high-profile death at the heart of a different drama. RTs Laura Emmett reports. Print this page. says: RupertGate: Will Murdoch Scandal Sink David Cameron? Does it rely matter? They all are guilty of trying to screw the people. Hang them all, let God sort them out. Type O really …

dailymail.co.uk

July 20th, 2011 02:31 PM EDT

Murdoch scandal: New Andy Coulson claims hit David Cameron’s …

Last updated at 11:31 PM on 20th July 2011 Stiff upper lip: David Cameron leaves Downing Street yesterday before his marathon session in the Commons where he admitted he was wrong to hire Andy Coulson David Cameron faced astonishing new claims about Andy Coulson yesterday after he finally admitted he was wrong to hire the spin doctor. The Prime Minister’s calls for the country to “move on ” from the scandal were dramatically undermined when former Labour minister Nick Raynsford claimed a senior …

andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com

July 20th, 2011 09:54 AM EDT

Murdoch And Media Monopoly

If the Murdoch scandal doesn’t convince you, just look at how Silvio Berlusconi used his media empire to drive his political career and look where Italy is today. Furthermore, politicians are likely to accommodate powerful media organizations that are willing to play hardball, punishing politicians they didn’t like and rewarding officials who played along. The NewsCorp was a master at this, and it is no wonder David Cameron and even Scotland Yard became compliant. The media sector is a critical …

huffingtonpost.com

July 20th, 2011 04:57 AM EDT

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Could Wall Street Ever Face a “Murdoch Moment”? Could Its Empire …

Could Its Empire Ever Fall? History books record an empire’s fall as a series of dates and events. Battles are fought, people resist, elections are called, arrest warrants are issued. But those are just details. An empire really falls in that moment when people stop believing that it’s invulnerable. Whenever the spell is broken, whether it’s by anger or just by awareness, the end becomes inevitable. It doesn’t matter what happens to Rupert or James Murdoch now. They may return to positions of …

theglobeandmail.com

July 19th, 2011 09:32 PM EDT

British PM Cameron defends handling of Murdoch scandal

British Prime Minister David Cameron, defending his integrity in an emergency debate in parliament on Wednesday, said he regretted the uproar caused by his hiring of a former newspaper editor at the heart of a phone-hacking scandal. Under pressure from opponents to apologise, he said Andy Coulson, his former spokesman who once edited Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World, had denied knowing of phone-hacking by the paper. But should Mr. Coulson turn out to have lied, the prime minister said he …

aoltv.com

July 19th, 2011 08:40 PM EDT

Stephen Colbert Talks Rupert Murdoch Scandal With NY Times’ …

Filed under: Reality-Free, TV Replay Stephen Colbert sat down with New York Times writer David Carr to get his take on the Rupert Murdoch scandal on ‘The Colbert Report’ (Weeknights, 11:30PM ET on Comedy Central). Especially considering that the Times is not owned by News Corp or Murdoch. “Shouldn’t you non-Murdoch papers have to recuse yourselves from this story, because you can’t be objective?” Colbert asked. Carr agreed it’s a juicy story. Ironically, it’s the very kind of story …

abcnews.go.com

July 20th, 2011 04:17 AM EDT

Watch: Man ‘Flies’ at 122 Miles Per Hour

What’s Next For Casey Anthony What’s Next For Casey Anthony Casey Anthony walked out of prison and was flown to a secret location. Paris Hilton Unplugged: Walks Out on ABC Interview Paris Hilton Unplugged: Walks Out on ABC Interview Star’s interview covers incident with her stalker, TV series and more. Rupert Murdoch’s Wife Hits Attacker Rupert Murdoch’s Wife Hits Attacker Wendi Murdoch intervenes when her husband is hit by pie during testimony. Teen Murdered Parents with Hammer, Had Party: …

mediaite.com

July 19th, 2011 07:28 PM EDT

Jon Stewart Skewers Fox News For Belittling Epic Murdoch …

video Given that was to present himself before Parliament today, and given that said presentation involved a pie attack, today was ripe for the news picking for and he hit it out of the park. With a full recap that included the arrest of that guy from Simply Red Rebekah Brooks Wendi Deng s martial arts, and, of course, an extensive sniping of Fox News for treating NPR far harsher than sister medium News of the World The news recap began with Murdochs initial statement, one he made after …

philly.com

July 19th, 2011 10:33 PM EDT

How Murdoch’s U.K. phone-tapping scandal could soon affect his U.S. media empire

WHEN THEY make the Hollywood movie about global press baron Rupert Murdoch and they will it will start just like “Citizen Kane, “the 1941 classic about the ruthless rise and political influence-peddling of thinly disguised-as-fiction newspaper titan William Randolph Hearst. But it will likely end with all the drama of the Watergate thriller “All the President’s Men, “a sordid but irresistible tale of illegal bugging, bribery, furtive parking-garage meetings and a powerful leader toppled by his …

tnr.com

July 19th, 2011 08:00 PM EDT

London Dispatch: How the Murdoch Scandal is Changing Britain

Two weeks ago, Britain was a nation lost, permanently ill at ease, with a mutant, hybrid government and an air of meekness and gloom. There wasn t anything to distract us, to feel particularly ashamed or proud of-everything was just a bit depressing. Nine out of ten news stories were about Kate Middleton s hats (too Canadian?) or clavicles (too pointy?). In Europe, we would have just looked insensitive if we had complained about our dull, entrenched problems, given the exuberant sleaziness in …

aoltv.com

July 19th, 2011 08:55 PM EDT

An Early Target of Rupert Murdoch, Roseanne Barr is Enjoying His …

Filed under: Reality-Free, TV Replay Roseanne Barr is doing much better now, thank you very much. She told Chelsea Handler on ‘Chelsea Lately’ (Weeknights, 11PM ET on E!) that when she first got famous, “I kind of lost my mind. You know, like Charlie Sheen.” One of the things that helped push her mental state toward unhealthy was constant media interference. It may not have been as intense or immediate as what we see celebrities put up with today, but it was pretty intrusive nonetheless. …

abcnews.go.com

July 19th, 2011 03:38 PM EDT

Watch: Murdoch Scandal: Father and Son Testify

Somalia Famine: Disaster in the Desert Somalia Famine: Disaster in the Desert One of the worst humanitarian crisis in history has left thousands straving. The Murdochs: Inside the Family Business The Murdochs: Inside the Family Business The media scandal has rocked Britain and the powerful Murdoch empire. Dog Bites Shark: Caught on Tape Dog Bites Shark: Caught on Tape A dog swimming with sharks in Australia gives one a little surprise. Top Terrorist Missed After Bin Laden Raid Top Terrorist …

thedailybeast.com

July 19th, 2011 07:00 PM EDT

Can Murdoch Hang On?

In front of the British Parliament to defend his company on Tuesday, Rupert Murdoch confessed to having the most humble day of my life. But back at News Corp., execs reportedly gave him good marks. According to The New York Times insiders at the media empire were relieved at the Murdochs performances, noting that there were no bombshell revelations that could dach is on his way out as CEO. And stock analysts saw good news too” shamage the company further. That should …

vancouversun.com

July 19th, 2011 04:37 PM EDT

Murdoch scandal: Media baron hit by shaving cream pie at ‘humbling’ British hearing

Watch the live video from Rupert Murdoch’s hearing at the British parliament this morning. LONDON Rupert Murdoch, unfazed by a foam pie attack in the British parliament, made a “humble” apology on Tuesday for crimes that have rocked his media empire and the government but refused to resign, saying the fault lay with staff who “betrayed” him. Revelations of phone-hacking and payments to police by the News of the World have raised questions on his family’s grip on News Corporation, on the probity …

opinion.latimes.com

July 19th, 2011 04:19 PM EDT

Murdoch’s scandal: Better than a pie in the media mogul’s face?

In the aftermath of News Corp.’s hacking scandal, some of the most productive time spent has been the many conversations about media ethics. Erik Wample’s suggestion to Murdoch for a better mea culpa, for example, reads like a manifesto for how best to take responsibility: An honest corporate apology must include two parts. One is an expression of regret to the victims of the corporation’s misdeeds. This, News Corp. has done. The other is an honest acknowledgment of what and who caused the …

3news.co.nz

July 19th, 2011 12:17 PM EDT

Murdoch scandal: Whistleblower’s death ‘non-suspicious’

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 8:15a.m. Sean Hoare said he was told to stop at nothing to deliver celebrity scoops for the Sunday papers, and he delivered some of the most sensational as he knocked back whiskey and snorted cocaine with the stars. Then he helped break open the biggest scandal of all: a phone-hacking saga that has thrown Britain’s establishment into disarray. Hoare’s death this week added another tragic twist to the very scandal he helped bring to light, which has forced the closure of his …

abcnews.go.com

July 23rd, 2011 05:15 AM EDT

Watch: Norway Reeling From Deadly Terror Attacks

At 91 people were killed in the Oslo bombings and youth camp shootings. Norway Youth Camp Shooting Linked to Oslo Bombing Norway Youth Camp Shooting Linked to Oslo Bombing Adrian Pracon describes the chaos during shooter’s rampage. Oslo Attacks Rock Norway Oslo Attacks Rock Norway Two massive bombs go off near prime minister’s residence Kate Middleton’s Wedding Dress on Display Kate Middleton’s Wedding Dress on Display Buckingham Palace exhibits royal wedding gown worn by the Duchess of …

newsbusters.org

July 19th, 2011 11:05 AM EDT

CNN’s Piers Morgan Comes Clean About Ties to Murdoch’s Newspaper

Although CNN has been incessantly reporting on the scandal of media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper, little mention was made of the connection one of its prime-time anchors held with the paper. CNN’s Piers Morgan, who now hosts the network’s 9 p.m. EDT hour, finally opened up about his former ties with Murdoch Monday night. Morgan clarified that he was the editor of News of the World from 1994-95 before moving to another “major British tabloid” paper, the Daily Mirror, for 11 years, albeit …

prisonplanet.com

July 19th, 2011 06:52 AM EDT

Whistleblowers Death: James Corbett on Murdoch scandal turning bloody

Sean Hoare was a journalist at the shamed newspaper and claimed Editors knew what was happening, and encouraged reporters to do it. He was found dead at his home near London.Police are treating it as unexplained, but not suspicious. Hoare directly named his former Editor, Andy Coulson, for knowing about illegal hacking, which he denies. RT talks to James Corbett, independent news website editor. Print this page. reconscoutsniper says: Whistleblowers Death: James Corbett on Murdoch scandal …

nydailynews.com

July 19th, 2011 08:34 AM EDT

Hinckley: Murdoch hearings as TV drama

Rupert Murdoch sitting at a witness table very often looks more like Grandpa needs a nap. The Rupert and James Murdoch TV show seems to have all the right elements, from the casual dismissal of a 600,000-pound payoff to a shaving-cream attack straight out of Monty Python But if it’s going to make the jump from a niche cable hit to mainstream entertainment, this show is still going to need a producer. Keep the pie-in-the-face, keep some of the assertions of cherubic ignorance. Lose the long …

abcnews.go.com

July 19th, 2011 10:39 AM EDT

Watch: Murdoch Testimony: Pie Attack Foiled

Home Video Money Murdoch Testimony: Pie Attack Foiled Murdoch Testimony: Pie Attack Foiled Jeffrey Kofman reports on the News of the World scandal Parliamentary hearings. Rupert Murdoch on Prime Minister’s Back Door’ Rupert Murdoch on Prime Minister’s Back Door’ Murdoch testifies about visiting David Cameron at back door of his home. Murdoch: Perhaps I Lost Sight’ of Newspaper Murdoch: Perhaps I Lost Sight’ of Newspaper Rupert Murdoch admits he’s “not really in touch” with his newspapers. …

latimes.com

July 19th, 2011 09:16 AM EDT

Rupert Murdoch testifies in phone hacking, is attacked

10:16 a.m. Calling it the “most humble day of my life, “media baron Rupert Murdoch appeared before British lawmakers Tuesday to answer questions about a phone-hacking scandal that has badly tarnished his and his company’s reputation. The session was interrupted after 2 1/2 hours when a man ran up to Murdoch and apparently tried to fling something onto him, possibly shaving cream, causing Murdoch’s wife, Wendi, to jump up to defend her husband while one of the lawmakers rose in alarm. The young …

hollandsentinel.com

July 19th, 2011 07:30 AM EDT

Amy Gehrt: Ripples of Murdoch scandal felt in US

The scope of the phone hacking and police bribery scandal surrounding Rupert Murdoch# 8217 s News Corp. continues to widen, bringing down high-profile media and police officials and prompting the firm# 8217 s stock market value to plummet. The scope of the phone hacking and police bribery scandal surrounding Rupert Murdoch s News Corp. continues to widen, bringing down high-profile media and police officials and prompting the firm s stock market value to plummet. And, if recent developments are …

businessweek.com

July 19th, 2011 02:52 AM EDT

Murdoch Scandal Spread From Royals to Murdered Girl: Timeline

By Alex Barinka and Robert Hutton July 19( Bloomberg) The phone-hacking scandal that rocked Rupert Murdoch s News Corp. media empire spread from royals to politicians and celebrities over five years, before reaching a tipping point two weeks ago. From August 2006 through July 4, the scandal remained largely confined to the U.K. The News of the World royal correspondent was jailed, Parliament ordered hearings and celebrities including Sienna Miller and Jude Law sued. After July 4 when the …

cbsnews.com

July 19th, 2011 05:56 AM EDT

Who’s heir to the Murdoch empire?

CBS/AP) Founder Rupert Murdoch, 80, has long expressed a wish to hand his publicly traded News Corp. to his offspring, and he retains the voting power to make key decisions. But shareholders and board members are said to be troubled by revelations of wrongdoing on Murdoch’s watch, and feel the U.S.-based company needs fresh leadership. Amid rumors that Murdoch could step down as chief executive of News Corp., board member Thomas Perkins said Murdoch still has full support of the directors. …

edition.cnn.com

July 19th, 2011 06:19 AM EDT

Murdochs testify on hacking scandal

NEW: James Murdoch says he has no evidence Brooks or Hinton did anything wrong Rupert Murdoch: “This is the most humble day of my life” Murdoch and his son James are taking questions from lawmakers furious about the scandal Allegations that journalists hacked phones and bribed police shake the British establishment Editor’s Note: Watch UK lawmakers question Rupert Murdoch, James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks live from 1:30 p.m. GMT 9:30 a.m. ET Tuesday on CNN.com and also via CNN Apps including …

thedailybeast.com

July 19th, 2011 06:28 AM EDT

Murdoch Scandals Trollopian Turn

A handful of British authors have passed into American English as adjectives: Shakespearean, Austenian, Keatsian, Dickensian, Woolfian, and Orwellian. But Trollopian? No, Anthony Trollope author of 47 novels( at least 12 of them door-stoppers) is more of a specialized taste” for the Victorianist graduate student trying to carve out a space in an oversaturated job market, for a self-selecting group of attorneys and Anglophiles, and for David Brooks. Julia Margaret Cameron, SSPL Getty Images …

economictimes.indiatimes.com

July 18th, 2011 10:55 PM EDT

Murdoch scandal damages reputation of British PM Cameron, hits establishment

LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron may survive the phone hacking scandal around Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, but his standing has been damaged and already shaky public trust in Britain’s political, business and media establishment has been weakened further. With a second senior police officer quitting on Monday and new developments in the story breaking by the hour, predicting where it may go next has become all but impossible. If Cameron is unlucky, analysts say, it may define his …

esquire.com

July 19th, 2011 02:05 AM EDT

Rupert Murdoch, the Snapping Turtle of Modern Scandal

PM THE PIE’S NOT THE THING Murdoch looked so old that there was a Shakespearean charge to Tuesday’s hearing, and nary a whiff of true remorse. When I was profiling Roger Ailes I was given an audition of sorts in his office, before he eventually agree to be interviewed It was supposed to be off-the-record, but Roger being Roger, it was as revelatory as anything that followed, and one of its most revealing aspects was when Roger was informed by his secretary that Rupert Murdoch was waiting …

economictimes.indiatimes.com

July 18th, 2011 09:21 PM EDT

Murdoch Scandal: Rupert has long considered resigning, says Wall St Journal

The switch had been under consideration for more than a year, said the News Corp.-owned Journal, which quoted a person familiar with the situation. “Even if Mr. Murdoch decides to make this change, he wouldn’t do it right now, the person said. Instead it would likely happen in several months’ time, when presumably the furor had died down, “the Journal said, quoting its source. A switch now, however, even if long intended, would have enormous symbolic significance, the newspaper added. The …

wtsp.com

July 19th, 2011 04:52 AM EDT

Murdoch hit with apparent foam pie at hearing

According to CNN producer John Walls, who was in the hearing room, the suspect called Murdoch a “greedy billionaire ” during the incident.” Following the attack, police in the back of the committee room held the suspect in handcuffs with white foam covering his face and shirt. The Guardian reported that the suspect was British comedian “Jonnie Marbles ” from protest group UK Uncut. Minutes before the incident, Marbles tweeted “It is a far better thing that I do now than I have ever done before# …

mediaite.com

July 18th, 2011 06:33 PM EDT

Lawrence ODonnell: Jailed NY Police Chief Kerik May Hold Keys To Murdoch Scandal

The comparisons between the Watergate scandal and the current fracas threatening to engulf Rupert Murdoch ‘s News Corporation may as of yet be premature, but one thing does tie them together: the dizzying number of people that may be involved. While most of the coverage has hovered over the British wing of the operation, Lawrence O’Donnell took a peek tonight at the American potentially involved, and suggested the secrets of Murdoch’s American operation may lie with one dubious source: corrupt …

abcnews.go.com

July 18th, 2011 03:50 PM EDT

Watch: Rupert Murdoch Scandal Shakes Media Empire

More top British officials implicated in tabloid investigation. Somalia Refugee Crisis Drought, famine and violence force families to escape to Kenya. Taliban Executes Pakistani Policemen Taliban Executes Pakistani Policemen Militants claim killing is revenge for death of children. Rupert Murdoch’s Deputy Arrested, Son Targeted Rupert Murdoch’s Deputy Arrested, Son Targeted Investigators begin to focus on James Murdoch’s alleged payoff of soccer star. Rupert Murdoch Apologizes Amid Hacking …

3news.co.nz

July 18th, 2011 04:17 PM EDT

Murdoch scandal: Second London police official quits

Scotland Yard’s assistant commissioner has resigned a day after his boss also quit, and fresh investigations of possible police wrongdoing were launched in the phone hacking scandal that has spread from Rupert Murdoch’s media empire to the British prime minister’s office. Prime Minister David Cameron called an emergency session of Parliament on the scandal and cut short his visit to Africa to try to contain the widening crisis. Lawmakers on Tuesday are to question Murdoch, his son James and …

bbc.co.uk

July 18th, 2011 04:00 PM EDT

Murdoch scandal BBC live feed

Chairman and CEO of News Corporation the world’s most powerful media conglomerate now facing the biggest crisis in its history. The 80-year-old Australian American faces questions over alleged phone hacking and other illegal activities by journalists working for his British newspapers. Agreed to appear before MPs after being issued with a summons. Read full profile Fourth of Rupert Murdoch’s six children. At 39, he is chairman and chief executive of News Corporation Europe and Asia, which …

mediaite.com

July 18th, 2011 08:16 PM EDT

Murdochs The Australian Editorial Paints Scandal As Cliquish Crusade …

As the Murdoch Empire corruption scandal continues to unfold, the Wall Street Journal one of its biggest entities, received plenty of mockery for a defensive editorial published today defending its leader and accusing rival organizations of excessive schadenfreude. It pales in comparison, however, to what some Murdoch entities overseas have penned take, for instance, this blistering editorial in Murdochs The Australian which throws the kitchen sink at Murdochs enemies. The editorial, …

thedailybeast.com

July 18th, 2011 05:51 PM EDT

News Corp.: Murdoch Not Out as CEO

Rupert Murdoch s company is knocking down reports that he is considering stepping down as News Corp.s chief executive and handing the reins to his president, Chase Carey. An executive who is part of the senior leadership team told The Daily Beast on Monday night that the move is not under active consideration and the reports are inaccurate. I dont see it on the horizon, said the executive, speaking on the condition of anonymity. Instead, this …

3news.co.nz

July 18th, 2011 05:08 PM EDT

Murdoch could step down as News Corp CEO reports

Rupert Murdoch’s control of News Corp is slipping, according to reports suggesting the company is considering replacing him. According to CNBC and Bloomberg, current Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey could take over the CEO role as early as this week, depending on Murdoch’s performance before the UK parliament Tuesday( UK time) . Murdoch, 80, has long expressed a wish to hand his publicly traded News Corp to his offspring, and he retains the voting power to make key decisions. But …

thedailybeast.com

July 18th, 2011 04:55 PM EDT

Murdoch Resignation Rumors Fly

Sources: News Corp. Considers Chase Carey for CEO News Corp. is considering appointing Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey to succeed CEO Rupert Murdoch, sources told Bloomberg News on Monday. Murdoch would remain on as chairman of the company. The sources, who are not authorized to speak publicly, said the final decision rests on how Murdoch performs tomorrow when he testifies under oath before the British Parliament. Board members are reportedly concerned with how Murdoch has been handling …

reddit.com

July 18th, 2011 01:04 PM EDT

Sept. 11 families seek FBI meeting about Murdoch scandal

vote on links that you like or dislike and help decide what’s popular, or submit your own! [+ letdogsvote 3 points 4 points 5 points 41 minutes ago( 1 child) [+ mst3kcrow 0 points 1 point 2 points 36 minutes ago( 0 children) 0 points 1 point 2 points 36 minutes ago 0 points 1 point 2 points 31 minutes ago( 0 children) 0 points 1 point 2 points 31 minutes ago The right showed me that they truly do not care about 9-11 victims when it was Jon Stewart, a comedian, had to be the one to speak out to ...

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July 18th, 2011 11:55 AM EDT

So, the whistleblower who kick started the News of the World/ Murdoch scandal? He ...

So, the whistleblower who kick started the News of the World/ Murdoch scandal? He was just found dead: atomicsocialist: stfuconservatives: damekatharsis: thetart: redlightpolitics: Police says his death is unexplainable. BECAUSE NEWS CORP IS THE DEVIL! Jesus fucking christ. Whoa. Well of course the police are saying that, News Corp owns the London police! -Joe And who says that corporations dont use force when they need to? This is high level stuff, this ...

dailykos.com

July 18th, 2011 12:32 PM EDT

Murdock Hacking Scandal Coverage Misses the Point

It's not about leverage or blackmail to use against politicians, public officials, or opponents. It's about monopolies and what happens when one person or one corporation owns so much of an industry that they control almost everything else. It's about time to break them up. Rupert Mudochs media empire controls so much of the worlds media that it has become a power unto itself. When I read about Tony Blair flying to Australia to get Uncle Ruperts blessing to run for Prime Minister of Britain, my ...

latimesblogs.latimes.com

July 18th, 2011 06:15 AM EDT

The Morning Fix: Latest 'Harry Potter' soars! Murdoch scandal expands.

Murdoch scandal expands. After the coffee. Before seeing if I can use Carmageddon fatigue as an excuse to call in sick. The Skinny: I saw "Horrible Bosses " over the weekend. It was enjoyable, but Kevin Spacey played a better evil boss in "Swimming with Sharks." While I was at the movies, top executives from News Corp. were resigning and being arrested and the commissioner of Scotland Yard also quit in the wake of the News of the World phone hacking scandal. If you weren't reading about or ...

opednews.com

July 18th, 2011 10:24 AM EDT

Citizen Murdoch

The idea that publisher William Randolph Hearst arranged for the Spanish-American war to happen is widely believed inside and outside the journalism industry. When famed artist Fredrick Remington was sent to Cuba to cover the war, he sent a wire saying nothing was happening and he wanted to return back to the USA. Hearst responded: "Please remain. You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war." Americans, who refuse to believe that Fox News coverage of the Bush election in 2000, the events ...

newsosaur.blogspot.com

July 18th, 2011 04:00 AM EDT

[Alan Mutter] Murdoch scandal staining rest of media

Reporters, this writer included, have been known to eavesdrop on unsuspecting individuals or read untended documents left casually in sight. Back in the day in Chicago, I felt duty-bound to join a gaggle of reporters who followed negotiators in a labor strike into the mens room in hopes some news, among other things, would leak during the bio break.My alma mater, the Chicago Sun-Times, even went so far as to buy a bar in 1977 so it could surreptitiously film shakedowns by city inspectors to …

dailypress.com

July 18th, 2011 09:01 AM EDT

Murdoch scandal: Britain questions relationships between police and press and …

9 By Keith Weir and Peter Griffiths LONDON( Reuters) A second senior British policeman resigned Monday over the corruption scandal that has engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s global media empire and forced Prime Minister David Cameron to defend his own position. Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism chief, John Yates, quit a day after the head of the Metropolitan Police. The force faces a storm of questions from parliament and voters over officers’ relationships with the Murdoch press and their failure to …

theglobeandmail.com

July 18th, 2011 03:30 AM EDT

Scotland Yard’s Yates resigns amid intensifying Murdoch scandal

Britain’s spreading phone hacking and police bribery scandal forced two of London’s top police officers to resign in less than 24 hours and prompted Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday to call for an emergency session of parliament. Scotland Yard chief Paul Stephenson stepped down Sunday night, followed out the door Monday by Assistant Commissioner John Yates. Mr. Yates was the official who decided two years ago not to reopen police inquiries into phone hacking and police bribery by tabloid …

theglobeandmail.com

July 18th, 2011 03:30 AM EDT

London Police assistant commissioner resigns amidst intensifying Murdoch scandal

London Police assistant commissioner John Yates resigned Monday as Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday called for an emergency session of parliament to brief lawmakers on a spreading phone hacking scandal. The session was Mr. Cameron’s latest move in trying to gain control of a crisis that is threatening Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, the upper echelons of London’s police force and the country’s leader himself. More related to this story Mr. Yates made a decision two years ago to not re-open …

cnbc.com

July 18th, 2011 03:25 AM EDT

Can the UK Prime Minister Survive Murdoch Scandal?

400 Bad Request. he News of the World phone hacking scandal heaped further pressure on the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, on Monday as more questions were raised about his appointment of the paper’s former editor Andy Coulson as his director of communications. Opposition politicians questioned Camerons judgment after former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks was arrested and Britains top police officer, Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson, …

abcnews.go.com

July 18th, 2011 03:41 AM EDT

Watch: Rupert Murdoch’s Deputy Arrested, Son Targeted

Investigators begin to focus on James Murdoch’s alleged payoff of soccer star. Rupert Murdoch Apologizes Amid Hacking Scandal Rupert Murdoch Apologizes Amid Hacking Scandal Media mogul apologizes to murder victim’s family whose phone was hacked. Rupert Murdoch Begs for Forgiveness Rupert Murdoch Begs for Forgiveness Media mogul addresses grieving family targeted by his paper’s reporters. Murdoch Scandal: Apology to Family of Slain Teen Murdoch Scandal: Apology to Family of Slain Teen Murdoch …

outsidethebeltway.com

July 18th, 2011 05:45 AM EDT

An Attempt at Unpacking the News Corp Scandal

What in the world is going on with News Corp and the phone hacking allegations? I must confess to having only paid peripheral attention at first, but it is clear that there is a major story here that requires attention. Consider just the events of the last week or so: News Corp decided to close its highly profitable News of the World tabloid( which had been in circulation for 168 years) in wake of allegations of massive hacking of the phones of politicians and celebrities. Andy Coulson, a …

nymag.com

July 17th, 2011 07:43 PM EDT

Murdoch Scandal Heats Up in the United States

Rupert Murdoch In Britain, the Murdoch hacking scandal has come to a boil: The head of Scotland Yard has resigned over links to a former News of the World executive, Rebekah Brooks has been arrested, and Rupert and James Murdoch are set for a painful father-and-son grilling by vengeful British politicians on Tuesday. In the United States the temperature is still rising, with an FBI investigation into the alleged hacking of 9/11 victims, calls for a probe under the Foreign Corrupt Practices …

dailykos.com

July 17th, 2011 10:34 PM EDT

When Will News Corp’s Board Ditch The Murdoch’s?

This scandal has legs, an arrested CEO, Britain’s top policeman resigns whilst pointing a finger at David Cameron who is cutting his trip to Africa short. Now News Corp ownership is complicated The developments of the past 10 days highlight the bizarre corporate structure and governance structure of the company. It is often described as Mr Murdoch’s company, but in reality the Murdoch family trusts only own around 12 per cent of News Corp shares. They are able to exercise control over the …

newsbusters.org

July 17th, 2011 04:13 PM EDT

Greta Van Susteren Scolds Howard Kurtz for Bad Report on Fox’s Coverage of News Corp …

Greta Van Susteren on Sunday took issue with CNN’s Howard Kurtz for a report he did on “Reliable Sources.” In it, Kurtz falsely accused Fox News of going “out of its way to avoid a lot of reporting on its parent company’s troubles” involving the British tabloid “News of the World” (video follows with transcript and commentary): HOWARD KURTZ, HOST: Fox News loves a good scandal. But when it involves the parent company, not so much. The network owned by Rupert Murdoch has tread lightly when …

dailykos.com

July 17th, 2011 08:48 AM EDT

How Fox News Is HACKING The Rupert Murdoch Scandal

Yes, you guessed it, by first hiding from it and then calling it something other than what it is, their misleading and deceiving business as usual) by a misnomer A CASE OF HACKING … All That Is Good Give me strength … A big thanks to Rachel for reacting in front of an audience of millions the same way anyone of us( WHO THINK) would react when viewing this joke of journalism on FOX( you call that) NEWS? TV … Please watch the video below, guaranteed to CRACK …

time.com

July 16th, 2011 09:45 PM EDT

News Corp. Hacking Scandal: Former Tabloid Editor Arrested And Police Come Under …

A picture taken on July 1, 2011 shows Chief Executive of News International, and former editor of Britain’s News of the World newspaper, Rebekah Brooks. When News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch landed in Britain a week ago, July 10, as the phone hacking scandal began to engulf his media empire, he gave a surprising, revealing and some said insensitive answer to the question of what his priority was. Turning to his right-hand woman, Rebekah Brooks, and placing his hand on her arm, he declared: “This …

boston.com

July 16th, 2011 04:33 PM EDT

Hacking crisis widens, for Murdoch and British leader

LONDON As Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper empire took a step to contain the damage of a deepening scandal yesterday, publishing full-page ads in every national newspaper in Britain under the words “We are sorry, ” the government released information documenting its close ties to the company that continued as the scandal escalated. The mood of atonement by Murdoch’s News Corp. was a U-turn from his previously defiant handling of the crisis. The banner headline in yesterday’s editions of the Times …

gawker.com

July 16th, 2011 10:41 AM EDT

Scotland Yard Basically Owned by Rupert Murdoch [Scandal]

Max Read Wondering why Scotland Yard botched the investigation into the News Corp phone-hacking scandal so badly? Well, it wasn’t because the police agency was comically ineptat least, not entirely because it was comically ineptbut because it was comically corrupt! The New York Times Don Van Natta Jr. has a big, juicy article about the Yard’s role in the rapidly-expanding scandal, including the revelation that some 11,000 pages of notes pertaining to the hacking of phones at News …

mediaite.com

July 16th, 2011 01:07 PM EDT

Rachel Maddow: Fox Friends Coverage Of News Corp. Scandal Even …

Video Rachel Maddow weighed in on the interesting predicament Fox News finds itself in given that their boss, Rupert Murdoch and the News Corp. hacking scandal is headline news. Maddow singled out the coverage of the story by Fox Friends as something she found particularly laughable. Maddow introduced a clip saying: Although I will admit to having low expectations for how the Fox News Channel morning show would handle the Murdoch scandal story, I never anticipated it would look like this. In …

seattletimes.nwsource.com

July 16th, 2011 04:16 PM EDT

Panel sees no evidence of wrongdoing at Dow Jones

The independent committee charged with monitoring editorial integrity at The Wall Street Journal said Saturday it is not aware of any wrongdoing at the Journal or its parent company, Dow Jones Co. Dow Jones is owned by News Corp., which is mired in a phone-hacking scandal involving its British newspapers. Hinton resigned Friday. He had been chairman of News Corp.’s British newspaper arm for some of the years its staffers are alleged to have unlawfully accessed the voicemail messages of …

mondoweiss.net

July 16th, 2011 04:30 AM EDT

Murdoch scandal demonstrates that scores of people can maintain a conspiracy of …

I subscribe to the belief( bolstered by the work of scientist Tom Stalcup) that a missile brought the plane down, likely fired by mistake by an American submarine during a military training exercise that night. One of the “problems” with my belief, people always said, was that scores of people would have been in on the truth, why didn’t any of them come forward? All the people serving on that sub, for instance. I always said — and I still do — that large groups of people can maintain such …

abcnews.go.com

July 16th, 2011 04:00 AM EDT

Watch: Rupert Murdoch Apologizes Amid Hacking Scandal

Media mogul apologizes to murder victim’s family whose phone was hacked. Rupert Murdoch Begs for Forgiveness Rupert Murdoch Begs for Forgiveness Media mogul addresses grieving family targeted by his paper’s reporters. Murdoch Scandal: Apology to Family of Slain Teen Murdoch Scandal: Apology to Family of Slain Teen Murdoch meets Milly Dowler’s family and chief executive Rebekah Brooks resigns. Billion Dollar Boondoggle? Billion Dollar Boondoggle? Aviation security program aimed at spotting …

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