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Murdock, Scotland Yard, and cozy relationships

Scotland Yard is essentially the detective branch of the Metropolitan Police of greater London which now appears to have been comatose about investigating early claims of News of the World phone hacking. NY Times: Stain from tabloids rubs off on…

Murdock throws another executive under the bus

But the Guardian says it won’t help News Corp, Rupert, or his son James. Commentators have compared the crisis to Watergate; Carl Bernstein, the former Washington Post reporter whose revelations helped depose a US president, says it is evident to…

Murdoch throws Rebekah Brooks to the wolves

News International CEO Rebekah Brooks has resigned after support for her by the Murdoch family vaporized. Murdoch’s daughter Elisabeth, a former friend, says Brooks “fucked the company” and that News Corp “really needs a fucking scapegoat.” Ok, I made up…

Murdochs refuse to testify before Parliament

Rebekah Brooks will testify, as she is a British subject. The Murdochs are American citizens. Nick Cleeg, Deputy Prime Minister, said “If they have any shred of sense of responsibility or accountability for their position of power then they should…

Murdoch phone hacking scandal escalates

Ex PM Gordon Brown: Newspaper hired ‘known criminals’ They also may have tried to get illegal information on the Queen. Two of their former journalists said police officers had been bribed. Prince Charles may have been targeted too. The Sunday…