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Campbell diaries: Murdoch ‘called Blair over Iraq’

BBC News Rupert Murdoch called Tony Blair urging him not to delay the invasion of Iraq, former Number 10 communications chief Alastair Campbell has said. The claim is made in the latest part of Mr Campbell’s diaries, which are being … Continue reading

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The Leveson Inquiry into the British press – oh, what a lovely game

John Pilger johnpilger.com Rupert Murdoch is a bad man. His son James is also bad. Rebekah Brooks is allegedly bad. The News of the World was very bad; it hacked phones and pilloried people. British prime ministers grovelled before this … Continue reading

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Murdoch and Vaccines: Exposure of Crimes Reveals a Much Larger Story

William Newton Coto Report “… the evidence of sleazy and scandalous behavior of the Murdoch papers has expanded geometrically.” Michael Collins Rupert Murdoch’s news empire faces intense media and legal scrutiny.  Current revelations focus on Murdoch’s News of the World hacking into the … Continue reading

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Pay TV piracy hits News

Neil Chenoweth Financial Review A secret unit within Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation promoted a wave of high-tech piracy in Australia that damaged Austar, Optus and Foxtel at a time when News was moving to take control of the Australian pay … Continue reading

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Amid the Murdoch scandal, there is the acrid smell of business as usual

Source: John Pilger In Scoop, Evelyn Waugh’s brilliant satire on the press, there is the moment when Lord Copper, owner of the Daily Beast, meets his new special war correspondent, William Boot, in truth an authority on wild flowers and … Continue reading

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Rupert Murdoch Lobbies Congress To Restrict Internet

Source: HuffPost WASHINGTON — News Corp. honcho Rupert Murdoch threw his weight behind Congress’ attempt to restrict the Internet, personally lobbying leaders on Capitol Hill Wednesday for two measures that purport to combat piracy. Murdoch’s media empire is among some … Continue reading

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British Inquiry Is Told Hacking Is Worthy Tool

Source: NYT LONDON — He admitted that he and his colleagues hacked into people’s phones and paid police officers for tips. He confessed to lurking in unmarked vans outside people’s houses, stealing confidential documents, rifling through celebrity garbage cans and … Continue reading

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How Murdoch Ran Britain

Channel 4 Documentary (low quality) investigates the world of the Rupert Murdoch and the influence and political power he holds in the UK.

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Best frenemies: politicians and the press

Source: Guardian Why were politicians so frightened of Rupert Murdoch? Once, this might have seemed a stupid question. He’s the fearsome Rupert Murdoch, right, everyone is afraid of him. But then Murdoch made his appearance before the Commons culture, media … Continue reading

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Gordon Duff: ‘Who is Rupert Murdoch?’

Heretic Productions presents: The writings of Gordon Duff of Veteran’s Today; http://www.veteranstoday.com/2011/07/13/a-murdoch-note/  

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