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Response to Leveson report fills UK front pages

Julie Moos — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:20:21 +0000

Kiosko.net | Mediagazer
Sixteen months in the making, the report and recommendations from Lord Leveson’s inquiry into the British press released Thursday were met with resistance from England’s Prime Minister and rejected by many media watchers. Front pages … Read more

What you need to know about the just-published Leveson report on phone hacking, press regulation

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:05:29 +0000

The report of Lord Justice Brian Leveson‘s 16-month-long inquiry into “the culture, practices and ethics” of the British press was released Thursday. Here’s the report and the summary.

The report proposes “independent regulation of the press organized … Read more

Former Murdoch execs will be charged with bribery in phone hacking inquiry

Andrew Beaujon — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:27:29 +0000

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson and former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks will be charged with bribery in phone hacking inquiry (Source: BBC)… Read more

Rebekah Brooks formally charged in Milly Dowler phone-hacking

Steve Myers — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:06:28 +0000

BNONews | ITV News | Guardian
Scotland Yard has announced formal charges against former News International head Rebekah Brooks, among other editors and reporters, for the phone hacking of Milly Dowler and others. According to the Guardian, “The seven … Read more

British Parliament report: Rupert Murdoch ‘not a fit person’ to run News Corp.

Andrew Beaujon — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:54:22 +0000

Parliamentary report | News Corp. response | The Guardian | CNN | PressGazette
Rupert Murdoch showed “willful blindness” to the problem of phone hacking within his company, says a report from Britain’s Parliament that was released today. It called him … Read more

Rupert Murdoch on closing News of the World: ‘I panicked’

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:45:51 +0000

The second day of Rupert Murdoch’s testimony before Britain’s Leveson inquiry into press ethics has been far more grabby than on Wednesday, when, as Michael Wolff put it, Murdoch “gave nothing….He was the ordinary and down-to-earth guy, whereas his … Read more

James Murdoch testifies: ‘The way companies do business is important’

Andrew Beaujon — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:55:53 +0000

The Guardian | The New York Times | The Leveson Inquiry
James Murdoch’s six-hour testimony today before the British parliament’s Leveson inquiry is a gripping microdrama. Attorney Robert Jay, who is questioning Murdoch, flops himself over a lectern and delivers … Read more

Sky News: Email hacking was ‘editorially justified and in the public interest’

Steve Myers — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:47:42 +0000

Guardian
The Guardian’s Dan Sabbagh, Nick Davies and Robert Booth report that in 2008 Sky News Managing Editor Simon Cole authorized a reporter to hack into the email account of a woman charged with a crime for helping her husband fake his death. (He’s … Read more

James Murdoch steps down as BSkyB chairman to avoid being ‘lightning rod’

Steve Myers — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:46:00 +0000

Guardian
BSkyB quotes James Murdoch in its announcement that he is stepping down as chairman of the company:

“As attention continues to be paid to past events at News International, I am determined that the interests of BSkyB should not
… Read more

London Evening Standard: 2 journalists at News International believed to have attempted suicide

Steve Myers — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:20:10 +0000

London Evening Standard: 2 journalists at News International believed to have attempted suicide… Read more