The Murdoch Empire: How media shapes society
TRANSCRIPT AND SOURCES: www.corbettreport.com The scandal enveloping Rupert Mudoch’s beleaguered News Corporation mounts this week as revelations continue to emerge about the widespread use of phone hacking, pinging, and other illegal techniques by Murdoch-connected journalists. In a breathtaking two weeks, the scandal has so far seen the formation of a parliamentary inquiry into the affair, the folding of the 168-year-old News of the World, the withdrawal of Murdoch’s bid for ownership of BskyB, the resignations of the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police as well as Wall Street Journal publisher CEO Les Hinton and News International CEO Rebekah Brooks, the arrest of Brooks on suspicion of involvement in the illegal hacking along with Andy Coulson, the British Prime Minister’s former communications director, and, in one of the latest developments, the death of Sean Hoare, the first journalist to allege that Coulson had encouraged his staff to engage in phone hacking during his tenure as News of the World editor. The rapidity with which the scandal has eaten through to the very heart of the unholy alliance between the British press, police and government has taken nearly everyone by surprise, even those who already knew of the existence of that alliance in the first place. Now, the incredible influence that Rupert Murdoch has wielded over the British political establishment, a topic that until this month was conspicuously absent from …
Papantonio: Beginning of the End for Murdoch?
Mike Papantonio appears on The Ed Show on MSNBC to discuss the latest developments in the News Corp phone hacking / bribery scandal. Will the US Justice Department launch a criminal investigation into Murdoch’s activities? Sign the petition on Think Progress, demanding an investigation into Fox News. thinkprogress.org
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Panorama: Murdoch – Breaking the Spell [Part 1] Monday 18th July 2011
Panorama: Murdoch – Breaking the Spell [Part 1] DUE TO COPYRIGHT & MATERIAL OWNED BY CHANNEL 4, I HAVE HAD TO UPLOAD THIS PANORAMA IN 5 MINUTES SEGMENTS. APOLOGIES, BUT IT’S THE BEST I CAN DO. Click the link below to SUBSCRIBE to the ‘News of the World Phone Hacking’ YouTube channel @ www.youtube.com For upto date news on the hacking scandal, follow me on Twitter @ twitter.com For decades, Rupert Murdoch has held a unique position of power in Britain through his media empire. After the revelations of the News of the World phone hacking scandal, Panorama tells the inside story of how the media giant’s influence was dramatically challenged. Thanks to the BBC. Tuesday 19th July 2011
