News of the World Hacking Trial: Brooks Cleared, Coulson Guilty

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2014 Rebekah Brooks is officially off the hook. For those who might not know, or might have lost track of this story in the whirl of the spin cycle, Brooks is the former editor of Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World tabloid in the United Kingdom. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

News of the World Kept Safe of Unpublished Stories

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 30, 2014 England's Central Criminal Court has learned that the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper -- which closed after revelations of a phone hacking scandal -- kept a "legendary safe" where "all sorts of stories [about rich and famous people] were buried." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Murdoch Caught on Tape

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 4, 2013 A secret audio recording reveals News Corp Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch criticizing the investigation into allegations of phone hacking by former journalists for his now-defunct News of the World paper, the BBC reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Regulatory Outcome of British Press Inquiry Uncertain (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 29, 2012 At the end of a yearlong investigation into the conduct of British newspapers, the lead inspector fell short of calling for the establishment of a body to police the media industry. Instead, an “independent” entity should be directed to overhaul the organization by which the press regulates itself, he said. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Maybe British Newspapers Are So Awful They Need to Be Regulated

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 26, 2012 Will Hutton, writing in The Observer, says the "precious freedom of speech of an individual is different from the freedom of speech of a media corporation with its capacity to manipulate the opinions of millions." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Murdoch’s News Corp. Fails a Public Interest Test

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 25, 2012 “Allowing media power to be concentrated in the hands of a few multibillionaires will impoverish society,” says Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, who offers a seven-question test for whether a media organization is a potential menace to the public. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Official Murdoch Denouncement Makes Waves on American Shores

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2012 The declaration by British MPs on Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch exercised "willfull blindness" about phone hacking at The News of the World and is "not a fit person" to run a major international company has prompted the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington to ask the FCC to revoke the 27 Fox broadcast licenses that News Corp. holds in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ex-Murdoch Executive and Her Husband Arrested in Hacking Inquiry

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2012 Former News International chief Rebekah Brooks and her husband were among six people arrested early Tuesday and questioned regarding possible interference with the investigation into the ongoing News of the World phone-hacking scandal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Junior Murdoch Splits for the Big Apple

Staff / Truthdig Feb 29, 2012 Londoners will get the chance to say bon voyage to James Murdoch as he flees his embattled role as chairman of the crisis-ridden News International to oversee News Corp.’s television operations from a Manhattan office. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Journalists, Cop Arrested in U.K. Corruption Investigation

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2012 Without warning Saturday morning, Scotland Yard picked up four current and former senior Sun journalists and one active police officer in connection with ongoing investigations into alleged exchanges of cash and information between cops and the paper’s reporters. Police said the arrests had nothing to do with the investigation into phone hacking by News of the World journalists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Murdoch Loses $27 Million Contract With N.Y. Schools

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2011 In the long wake of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, New York state has scrapped a controversial $27 million deal between Rupert Murdoch's Wireless Generation subsidiary and the state's Education Department. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A History of Rupert Murdoch

Staff / Truthdig Jul 20, 2011 This brief history of Rupert Murdoch by Bruce Page, author of the book "The Murdoch Archipelago," originally ran in 2009 as a straightforward antidote to Michael Wolff's "sycophantic" (in Page's view) 2008 book on the international media mogul, "The Man Who Owns the News." Pictured above, Rupert's father, Sir Keith Murdoch. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )