News of the World Hacking Trial: Brooks Cleared, Coulson Guilty
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.
News of the World Kept Safe of Unpublished Stories
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."
Parliament Summons Rupert Murdoch for a Spanking
Jul 10, 2013 The media tycoon is said to welcome the opportunity to appear once again before the British government and explain his side of the secretly recorded pep talk he gave his alleged phone-hacking reporters.
Murdoch Caught on Tape
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.
What the Hack
Dec 6, 2012
Rupert Murdoch Seeks to Add to His Empire
Dec 5, 2012 The recent Leveson Report on the British hacking scandal shows the danger of the media baron adding to his already vast American holdings.
Regulatory Outcome of British Press Inquiry Uncertain (Video)
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.
Maybe British Newspapers Are So Awful They Need to Be Regulated
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."
BBC Scandals
Nov 15, 2012
Rupert Murdoch to Shareholders: Love Me or Leave Me
Oct 17, 2012 You don't get to be a tycoon by going soft, and at this year's shareholder meeting, Rupert Murdoch was defiant in the face of disgruntled investors.
