Certain knowledge of NoTW knowledge of criminal behavior. Prepare popcorn
This is a question. And barely a diary. The facts are these: The NYT has just posted a story detailed the contents of the letters retained by NoTW's solicitors Harbottle and Lewis which 'led' the...
View ArticleFALL OF THE HOUSE OF MURDOCH XIII: Watch out Newscorp! Nick Davies Arrives in...
A rather brief update on the saga than normal, as I have kids here. However, I'll update if more comes in the afternoon. Ericlewis0 has done a great job of explaining how the phone hacking scandal that...
View ArticleFALL OF THE HOUSE OF MURDOCH XIV: Key Figure at News International Arrested:...
OK. This turns out to be Stuart Kuttner, former managing director of News of the World, but not a major figure in Newscorp terms: I'll update this diary below the fold if anything big comes of this....
View ArticleUpdate Can it happen here, research inspired by MP Watson on life as the...
Update: Title change, to reflect research taken up in response to a challenge received from commentator (H/T) Grannus who opines that it wont happen here. So I did research and found one learned expert...
View ArticleFOTHOM XV: 9/11 Victims: Murdoch in NY Schools! Davies on US Hacking UPDATEDx2
The FOTHOM story may simmer over the summer, but have no fears it will go away. Most of Europe goes away in August, and though we're not as bad as the French, don't be surprised to see a lack of live...
View ArticleFALL OF THE HOUSE OF MURDOCH XVI: BREAKING: DOJ looking at RICO Statutes
This will be very short. As London burns - there are riots ringing Central London where I live tonight - and the stockmarket crash, some stunning news from Michael Wolff, Murdoch's acerbic and...
View ArticleFALL OF THE HOUSE OF MURDOCH XVII: BREAKING: "Dynamite" Revelations about...
Brace yourselves everyone. While multiple police enquiries into various aspects of Murdoch's Newscorp are grinding their slow progress through the summer, Tom Watson, the heroic MP and campaigner who...
View ArticleSeven Years After Outfoxed, Murdoch's Empire Continues Corruption
Seven years ago, Brave New Films and I exposed Rupert Murdoch's top down journalism at FOX News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public's right to know. As recent...
View ArticleDecline and fall of the Murdoch Empire: PI ordered to name names
Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator convicted of hacking into cell phones on behalf of News Of The World, was ordered to reveal who at the tabloid told him to hack into the phones of several...
View ArticleFOTHOM XVIII: Gordon Brown tape; James' Bonus; BREAKING UPDATE: Victims...
Important Update: Hacking Victims Lawyers TargetedJust when I thought it was safe to go to bed Tom Watson has tweeted quite a devastating new story breaking overnight from the Independent. Just when...
View ArticleFall of the House of Murdoch XIX: NI Lawyers in Parliament
Yes, Parliament is back nipping at the Murdoch's heels. Two public inquiries begin to day, the Leveson Inquiry into the state of British media, and another into the riots of the summer. But in terms...
View ArticleFOTHOM: Labor MP Watson claims another NC paper involved in phone hacking
A Labour MP has alleged that phone hacking at News International has gone "far beyond the News of the World" as he claimed that the Sun newspaper is also implicated in illegal practices. ... SNIP ...Do...
View ArticleFALL OF THE HOUSE OF MURDOCH XXVI: BREAKING: The Dynasty is Over
No, there is no major news about the three major investigations into multiple phone and computer hacking, bribing police officials, or perverting the course of justice by News International in the the...
View ArticleUpdated!!: Murdochgate: Some top line people really need to face jailtime
With all the events happening at the moment with the defeat of regressive bills put forward by republicans who were heady with victory last year and mistakenly took a vote from people desperate for...
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FALL OF THE HOUSE OF MURDOCH XXVII: James Recalled, lacks Recall - Police...
Today in ParliamentAs expected, the appearance of James Murdoch, the Chief Executive of News International (and related to some other famous people) before the DCMS Committee today failed to produce...
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FALL OF THE HOUSE OF MURDOCH XXVIII: BREAKING - Bombshell Emails UPDATE:...
A brief but potentially vital heads up.....It's been several weeks since I predicted the dynastic succession was over at Newscorp, mainly because of the independent shareholder rebellion last month,...
View ArticleFALL OF THE HOUSE OF MURDOCH XXIX: URGENT ACTION DIARY: 72 Hours to Stop Murdoch
I've been slightly absent from Kos because I've been attending the Leveson Inquiry into Press 'ethics, culture and practice' after the Hackgate scandal. But the opening day was excellently covered by...
View ArticleFALL OF THE HOUSE OF MURDOCH XXIX (b): URGENT ACTION DIARY: 24 Hours to Stop...
Apologies for what is effectively a repost of yesterday's diary, but the clock is ticking. I'll be transit to Poland on Thursday and so have automated the publication of this diary. In the meantime,...
View ArticleFALL OF THE HOUSE OF MURDOCH XXX: BREAKING: James Resigns from NI Newspapers
Though many of us have been riveted by the Leveson Inquiry here in London, including star performances from Hugh Grant and the comedian Steve Coogan, and heart-rending testimony from those innocent...
View ArticleMurdoch alerted in 2008 about widespread phone hacking
A panel investigating the News of the World phone hacking scandal dropped a potential bombshell earlier today. It looks like back in 2008, James Murdoch was part of an email chain discussing phone...
View ArticleNews Corp Bombshell-James Murdoch replied to phone hack email in 2008. Buh Bye
There is a television trade industry news magazine called TV Week. They just sent a breaking news bulletin out to their subscribers:Smoking Gun: E-Mail Was Sent to James Murdoch in Sept. 2008 About...
View ArticleMurdoch alerted in 2008 about widespread phone hacking
A panel investigating the News of the World phone hacking scandal dropped a potential bombshell on Tuesday. I mentioned this not long after it broke yesterday, but given the implications, it merits a...
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Murdochgate: Today's NYT ABOVE the Crease: James is Going Downnn
This latest Murdochgate development has already been well diaried by Christian Dem in NC: http://www.dailykos.com/... and RockoStrongo: http://www.dailykos.com/......but maybe it doesn't really count...
View ArticleFOTHOM XXXI: Is Fox News the Ultimate Beneficiary of Hackgate?
Without wishing to pee in your New Year's porridge, there's a tremendously insightful, well informed but disturbing piece just published on GQ by Murdoch's biographer, Michael Wolff, about Roger Ailes...
View ArticleFOTHOM XXXV: BREAKING Explosive Evidence of 'network of corrupted officials'...
Though there has been a massive pushback by parts of the British establishment and News Corp's News International over the last two weeks (mainly through the launching of the Sun on Sunday), the...
View ArticleFOTHOM XXXVI: BREAKING James Murdoch Resigns from News International UPDATED
It was a long time coming, but inevitable six months ago. James Murdoch has stepped down as chair of News International, signalling the Fall of the House of Murdoch as the dynastic succession to...
View ArticleFOTHOM XXXVIII: BREAKING: Senior NI Execs Arrested for Conspiracy Coverup:...
The Net Closes InJust as it seems some kind of legal injunction managed to stop the broadcast of last night's much anticipated BBC Panorama documentaryon Murdoch's spying activities on other rivals,...
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FOTHOM XL: Murdoch Father and Son's 'Squalid' Deals with Prime Ministers: New...
As I noted in my previous diary private papers were released by the Thatcher Foundation last night which show the secret meeting Rupert Murdoch had with Margaret Thatcher to make sure his bid the The...
View ArticleMurdochgate: FBI Vows to Step In if Scotland Yard 'Drops the Ball' UPDATED
W00t! I freaking love this news. From The Independent:The FBI has told Scotland Yard it is "prepared to step in" if the Metropolitan Police fails to investigate the full extent of impropriety in the...
View ArticleFOTHOM - Breaking, James Murdoch Resigns from BSkyB Chairmanship
Sorry this is a hit and run as I have a doctor's appointment later and have to visit an elderly neighbor to sort out her TV as we are about to go through our digital switchover.Latest news is that...
View ArticleJames Murdoch out as chairman of BSkyB--could Rupert be next?
Earlier this afternoon in the UK--this morning here in the States--James Murdoch resigned as chairman of BSkyB, the biggest operator in the UK.Mr Murdoch decided to quit now ahead of what is likely to...
View ArticleJames Murdoch Steps Down from BSkyB Chair, Sky News Admits Illegal Email Hacking
Two days after James Murdoch announced he is stepping down from the Chairmanship of BSkyB, we learn that its rolling news station, Sky News has admitted two cases of illegally hacking email...
View ArticleFOTHOM: Fox News accused of "dark arts"
Mark Lewis, the English lawyer who has been a driving force behind phone-hacking revelations in the UK, and his American legal partner Norman Siegel, have revealed that they have been approached by at...
View ArticleTmr, James and Rupert Murdoch testify: all you need to watch except the popcorn
First James Murdoch and the Rupert Murdoch will testify before the Leveson inquiry this Tuesday (JM) and Wednesday And Thursday (RM).While it is not guaranteed that it will be a popcorn worthy...
View ArticleMurdoch day (Junior) at Leveson.
Finally we are at one of the major points of the long running Leveson Inquiry Today James Murdoch will be spending the entire day answering questions under oath. Where he had a relatively easy ride in...
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FOTHOM XLIII: Murdoch's Helicopter on the Roof: Don't Give Him Asylum
I've missed you guys. Though it's great to be covering the Leveson Inquiry for the DailyBeast and Newsweek, it's on teh blogs in the US that I built up the support, courage and debating skills to...
View ArticleA Year On: How Milly Dowler Shook the World, and Ended a Media Dynasty:...
It's hard to believe, but at 4pm BST today it will be exactly a year since Nick Davies and Amelia Hill published online a leak from Operation Weeting, the newly recreated (third) investigation into...
View ArticleOn Forgetfulness at Leveson
We have now concluded the first three modules of the Leveson Inquiry into the standards of the press. Throughout the recent days there have been many complaints that Leveson has become a partisan...
View ArticleBreaking: Bloomberg disembowels James Murdoch? No, it was James himself whot...
Bloomberg reports that when Ofcom, the British regulator, gave News Corp's UK broadcaster BSkyB the clear today, declaring it fit and proper BUT condemning James Murdoch in a career ending fashion...
View ArticleJames Murdoch: Quicker than Jesus
Yesterday James Murdoch was roundly condemned by the UK media regulator OFCOM for his poor performance in his executive role.BBC News - Ofcom says Sky fit and proper, but James Murdoch rappedThe...
View ArticleMurdoch: Is James in trouble?
Todays papers are predictably packed with the ongoing paedophilia scandal in the UK and its fallout amongst media organisations as various factions try to play the situation to their own advantage as...
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Rupert Murdoch steps down as Fox CEO, passes reins to son James
Before you get too worked up about this, note that Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as CEO but will be staying on as executive chairman in order to keep an eye on things.Rupert Murdoch, the 84-year-old...
View ArticleBREAKING: Fox News Changed...Forevah! [UPDATE]
This per Salon.com:Fox News as we know it may be screwed: Roger Ailes’ stunning rebuke could spell the end-- With Rupert Murdoch stepping aside, Roger Ailes will now report to Murdoch's Fox-hating...
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YOU'RE FIRED: Fox News CEO Roger Ailes To Be Canned For Alleged Sexual...
The continuing saga of Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes just took a leap off a cliff. Longtime Ailes watcher and biographer, Gabriel Sherman of New York Magazine is reporting that:"Roger Ailes's...
View ArticleJames Murdoch, FOX Chairman, throws Trump under the bus
When you’ve lost FOX News, you’re no longer a Republican. And that seems to be what’s happening to Donald J. Trump. NY Times reporter Maggie Haberman reported today (in a tweetstorm) on an e-mail that...
View ArticleJames Murdoch Scorches the 'Disinformation' and 'Toxic Politics' of... FOX NEWS?
Last week the militant flank of Donald trump's cult brigades mounted a seditious assault on the Congress of the United States. Their mission was to disrupt the legislative branch of government from...
View ArticleFOX NEWS Primetime Doubles Down on CRAZY After Trump Seditionists Assault...
So where does an ultra-conservative television network go after the loathsome president they propped up for four years is cast out of office by a decisive majority of the American people? Well, if...
View ArticleFOX News CEO Publicly Admits that His Network Opposes Biden - Says It's For...
When Fox News launched twenty-six years ago, its mission was to advance the interests of conservatives and Republicans, and to serve as a partisan counterweight to credible news enterprises and honest...
View ArticleUm...OK! Newsmax Numbskulls Want FOX News Execs Charged with Crimes Against...
The kooky conservative cable news war is heating up. For twenty-five years Fox News has reigned as King of the Hate TV Hill. But with the advent of Donald Trump and his laser-focused interest in...
View ArticleNearly 90 corporate executives, including one of Rupert Murdoch's sons, sign...
It appears that lots of current and former top executives from across corporate America are not buying Don-old Trump’s attempts to denigrate his Democratic opponent as “Comrade Kamala”— a radical...
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