Amy Goodman / TruthdigJul 20, 2011
"People say that Australia has given two people to the world," Julian Assange told me in London recently, "Rupert Murdoch and me." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 20, 2011
The U.K.’s phone hacking scandal seems to keep getting bigger, with more revelations, resignations and arrests. Here's a quick breakdown of some important stats in the scandal so far. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJul 19, 2011
Rupert and James Murdoch will face the British Parliament on Tuesday, and John Dean (above) thinks the elder tycoon may not be used to the pressure: "I think that this is the first time that Murdoch has ever been in this kind of atmosphere where people can push him to answer questions he might not want to address". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 18, 2011
Sean Hoare, the former News of the World correspondent who was the first member of Andy Coulson's staff to claim the editor knew of phone hacking by his reporters, was found dead in his home Monday (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 17, 2011
Sir Paul Stephenson, head of London’s Metropolitan Police Service—commonly known as Scotland Yard—resigned Sunday just hours after police arrested former editor Rebekah Brooks in the Murdoch hacking scandal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 16, 2011
Prisoners all over California continue a hunger strike despite nearing death; "Sister Wives" reality TV show stars fight the anti-polygamy law; and economists have resorted to capital bribery to resuscitate the American job market. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 15, 2011
Les Hinton, chairman of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal, and Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper operations, both resigned Friday over connections to the now-defunct News of the World’s recent phone hacking scandal (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 15, 2011
The News Corp scandal that has already claimed one major entity in the Murdochian media empire -- that would be News of the World -- isn't showing signs of dropping from the headlines anytime soon On Thursday, mogul Rupert Murdoch and scion James agreed to face members of Britain's Parliament . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 13, 2011
Rupert Murdoch's international media group, News Corp., abandoned efforts to acquire British satellite broadcasting company BSkyB amid an outburst of official and public censure after it came to light that associated journalists spied on mobile phone conversations and bribed police officers to cover it up. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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