The most powerful man in the Anglosphere is, I submit, Rupert Murdoch, the world’s most influential media mogul. Yes, even more powerful than the president of the United States. Presidents come and go but News Corp, Murdoch’s media empire, goes on and on. Indeed, Murdoch can make and break presidents
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DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Could News Corp. Double Agent Neil Wallis Be Behind Climategate Hacking?
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As if this week’s Rupert Murdoch Phone-Hacking Scandal wasn’t enough, it now appears that the University of East Anglia CRU email hacking scandal (a.k.a. Climategate) might …
Continue reading350 or bust: Murdoch-gate meets “Climate-gate”
What we know so far about the Rupert Murdoch/News Corp scandal may just be the tip of the iceberg. Keith Olbermann wrote yesterday on his blog about the connection between Murdoch’s News Corp and the stolen “climate-gate” emails: The …
Continue readingWhistleblower in Murdoch hacking scandal found dead
So far police have said the death of Sean Hoare, the man who initially accused former Cameron communications director Andy Coulson of hacking, does not appear to be suspicious. No details have been made available so it’s difficult to make assumptions. But the way the Murdoch story has unfolded, it does seem likely . . . → Read More: Whistleblower in Murdoch hacking scandal found dead
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Former News Corp Chief Exec Arrested
In the continuing saga of News Corp, News of the World, and News International (News Corp’s British wing), former Corp CEO Rebekah Brooks, who some have called closer to Corp founder Rupert Murdoch than his own daughters were, has been arrested by poli…
Continue readingRebekah Brooks busted
Wow, just wow.
Rebekah Brooks has been arrested by police investigating allegations of phone hacking by the News of the World and allegations that police officers were bribed to leak sensitive information.
The Metropolitan police said a 43-year-old woman was arrested at noon on Sunday, by appointment at a London police station.
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Continue readingLeftist Jab: Edelman: The Rupert Murdoch Spin Doctor
The narrative.From movies to political campaigns to news stories; what drives the public’s interest is the narrative.With the outrage surrounding the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, the emerging narrative is a rather shocking one that’s left R…
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Media Matters Petition for Congressional Review of Murdoch
Help Media Matters petition for a Congressional review of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire and manipulation of the public.
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