Deconstructing Parliament’s Loquacious Condemnation of News Corporation
Date: 02 May 2012
By David Carr
David Carr
Don’t have time to read all 121 pages of the British parliamentary report on Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation? Here’s a condensed version that cuts through the prolixity.
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Murdoch Responds in Internal News Corp. Memo
Date: 01 May 2012
By Amy Chozick
Amy Chozick
Mr. Murdoch tells his staff that the company “has done the most difficult part.”
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Findings Bolster Calls for News Corp. Changes
Date: 02 May 2012
By Amy Chozick
Amy Chozick
Shareholders seek to loosen the Murdoch family’s grip on its media empire, but analysts say that outcome is unlikely.
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Broadcaster Distances Itself From News Corp.
Date: 02 May 2012
By Julia Werdigier and Alan Cowell
Julia Werdigier
A day after a British parliamentary panel castigated Rupert Murdoch, BSkyB insisted on Wednesday that it was a “fit and proper” company to hold a broadcasting license.
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News Corp.’s Board Says It Has ‘Full Confidence’ in Murdoch
Date: 02 May 2012
By Amy Chozick
Amy Chozick
The statement by the board comes a day after a select committee of the British Parliament found Mr. Murdoch was “not a fit person” to run a huge international company.
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Panel in Hacking Case Finds Murdoch Unfit as News Titan
Date: 01 May 2012
By John F. Burns and Ravi Somaiya
John Burns
A damning report on the hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch’s British papers convulsed the political and media worlds in Britain and threatens a core asset of News Corporation.
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Developers Have Mixed Reactions to BlackBerry 10 News
Date: 01 May 2012
By Brian X. Chen
Brian Chen
Now that Research in Motion has demonstrated its new BlackBerry 10 software, the big question for third-party software makers is whether they will invest in developing apps for the struggling BlackBerry maker.
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With Report, a Tabloid Editor Is Again Part of the Story
Date: 02 May 2012
By N. R. Kleinfield and Jeremy W. Peters
N. Kleinfield
Colin Myler, editor of The Daily News and former editor of The News of the World, was targeted in a British parliamentary panel’s report on the phone-hacking scandal.
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The Breakfast Meeting: ‘Unfit’ to Be Tied and Network Television Looks Up
Date: 02 May 2012
By Bruce Headlam
Bruce Headlam
The British parliamentary report surprises Rupert Murdoch and implicates the editor of a rival newspaper.
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Tough Questions for Cameron on Ties to Murdoch
Date: 01 May 2012
By John F. Burns
John Burns
The widening scandal involving Murdoch media interests is seen as having potentially serious political repercussions for the Cameron government.
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