Tag Archives: Rupert Murdoch

Opinion divided over government response to Leveson inquiry

By Left Foot Forward | Published: February 13, 2013

Opinion is divided over the government’s official response to the Leveson inquiry, with some calling for tougher legislation and others breathing a sigh of relief.

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“Not the man to lead” – opposition parties attack ‘tainted’ Salmond over Leveson

By Ed Jacobs | Published: November 30, 2012

The opposition has attacked Alex Salmond after the Scottish first minister’s relationship with Rupert Murdoch was described as “striking” in the Leveson Report.

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Comment: A moment of truth for the BBC?

By Guest | Published: November 12, 2012

With today’s headlines piling yet more pressure on the BBC, Ed Straw looks at whether or not this is a moment of truth for the broadcasting giant.

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Surprised at Boris’s Olympic invite to Murdoch? Don’t be – he’s his biggest fan

By Shamik Das | Published: August 1, 2012

Boris Johnson, drunk on the power of being London Mayor at the time of our Games, has invited Rupert Murdoch to the Olympic swimming this Friday.

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Is Jeremy Hunt a “cheerleader” for the Murdochs?

By Shamik Das | Published: April 24, 2012

James Murdoch today denied culture secretary Jeremy Hunt was a “cheerleader” for News Corp – yet the evidence says otherwise, reports Shamik Das.

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The final James Murdoch question: Was he incompetent or complicit at News International?

By Daniel Elton | Published: February 29, 2012

Not only has the extent of hacking and corrupt practices involving the police coming to light at NOTW , but the cover up. Was J. Murdoch incompetent or complicit?

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Capo di tutti capi plays dumb when quizzed about Murdoch mafia’s “omerta”

By Shamik Das | Published: November 10, 2011

The Murdoch empire was compared to the mafia when James Murdoch reappeared before the culture, media and sport select committee today, reports Shamik Das.

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Dowler solicitor: News Int acting “like Soviet Union… you think the KGB are following you”

By Shamik Das | Published: November 8, 2011

The solicitor of Milly Dowler’s family, Mark Lewis, has accused Rupert Murdoch’s News International of behaving “like the former Soviet Union”, reports Shamik Das.

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The Sun “tax avoiding” front page you won’t have seen this morning

By Shamik Das | Published: October 26, 2011

Today’s Sun, a paper run by a man who deliberately avoids billions in UK tax, attacked Vince Cable for inadvertently failing to pay VAT on his media and book earnings.

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Phone hacking: Questions over Coulson’s Murdoch pay-off won’t go away

By Sara Ibrahim | Published: August 26, 2011

For Andy Coulson, a man more used to putting others in the media spotlight, his sustained presence in the press must be uncomfortable, writes Sara Ibrahim.

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