Murdoch’s WSJ Games the System
Ever read the New York Times book review and notice a little dagger symbol next to some titles on the ‘best seller’ list? That means bulk orders have been recorded. Perhaps some of that bulk is used as doorstops, or given away at seminars and written off as a tax loss by a corporation. The [...]
Murdoch’s Australian Media Empire
That power corrupts is old news. A big public show with some bad apples in jail, followed by business as usual is the easiest way out. News Corp shares are up, so stockholders must feel reassured that nothing will really change. Murdoch got his start in Australia, and some politicians there are asking the important [...]
Brooks’ Hair Sends Tangled Message
I bust my brain writing insightful and original commentary, and except for you few loyal readers I get hardly any hits– until this week. I wrote that Rebekah Brooks has really good hair and I’m off the charts (compared to my average, that is.) I take hair very seriously, so I noticed right away that [...]
Murdoch Lawyers-Up in the USA
News Corp is getting ready for a powerful defense in the US… Rupert Murdoch is assembling a team of US lawyers with expertise in fighting large federal criminal cases, suggesting he is readying himself for a bitter legal battle in America as a result of the phone-hacking scandal. At the centre of the team is [...]
Murdoch Whistleblower Found Dead
Not suspicious. Sean Hoare was known to be a drug user. But there is a back story… As a showbusiness reporter, he had lived what he was happy to call a privileged life. But the reality had ruined his physical health: “I was paid to go out and take drugs with rock stars – get [...]
The Plot Thickens
Today’s New York Times reports that Murdoch News of the World lieutenant Rebekah Brooks has been arrested. A police statement did not identify her by name but said a 43-year-old woman had been detained for questioning by officers investigating both the phone-hacking scandal and payments made to corrupt police officers. A News International official, speaking [...]
Murdoch Culture of Fear
The News is now the story. Today’s Reuters has a special report on the cynical, money-grubbing burn-out work culture at News of the World. Rebekah Brooks created a macho organization where reporters competed for the sleaziest sources… “We used to talk to career criminals all the time. They were our sources,” says another former reporter [...]
Rebekah Brooks– Good Hair, Thin and Greasy Ethics
Lots of nobodies have been fired with the closing of News of the World, and seven people are facing criminal charges in England. The Rupert Murdoch hacking scandal is even moving up the ranks. Rebekah Brooks has resigned… LONDON (AP) — Rebekah Brooks, a loyal lieutenant of Rupert Murdoch, resigned Friday as chief executive of [...]
Goodbye Cruel ‘World’
Thanks to Alexander Cockburn on CounterPunch for this link to the British newspaper, The Guardian that explains why the Murdoch phone hacking scandal is so incredibly evil that even the Brits don’t think it’s funny… Scotland Yard is now investigating evidence that the paper hacked directly into the voicemail of the missing girl’s own phone. [...]
I Know Where You Live
Today the Providence Journal reports a horrific home invasion and rape of a pregnant woman in Central Falls. The victim’s nine year old son witnessed the crime. He is a victim too. Following long-standing editorial policy, the Journal did not disclose the name of the victim. Instead they published her address, along with a helpful [...]
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