July 19 - Rupert Murdoch Called on the Carpet

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Part 1

First we went to London and spoke with the Deputy Editor of the British satirical magazine Private Eye, Francis Wheen. We looked into the testimony of Rupert and James Murdoch and Rebecca Brooks before the U.K. House of Commons Culture Committee which went from humble to pie in as much as Rupert Murdoch went out of his way to express humility and say how he was humbled by the hacking scandal. Then later in the hearing, one Johnnie Marbles attacked him with a pie made of shaving cream.

 

Part 2

 We examine further the inquiry into the activities of News International and the Murdoch media empire with media critic Robert McChesney, the author of “The Death And Life of American Journalism” and “Will The Last Reporter Turn out The Lights: The Collapse of Journalism and What we can do about it”. We not just discussed the events in London, but the influence here in the United States of Rupert Murdoch on journalism and the media.

 

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Submitted by sheleyM on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 22:18.
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The News of the Globe cell phone hacking problem brought Rupert Murdoch before British Parliament, and I've heard the thing about a critic with a cream pie was expecting him. But the real news was the female in Murdoch's corner. Wendi Deng, 42, launched an instant counter-offensive against the male who would smear her spouse in his worst time. The “Tiger Mom” swung away at the male who sought to humiliate her spouse before the planet. Any person with an extensive court suit might use a payday loan. Hacking is really a serious problem because it definitely breaks someone's privacy so this case should be investigated thoroughly.

Submitted by charelP on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 02:10.
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Murdoch doesn't deserve a pie on his face. Let's say, he really did what they are all accusing him, but that doesn't give anybody a permission to attack him physically. The News of the Globe phone hacking scandal brought Rupert Murdoch before British Parliament, and someone with a cream pie was waiting for him. Murdoch's spouse was prepared and willing to step to her husband's protection. Wendi Deng, 42, released an instant counter-offensive against the man who would smear her spouse in his worst hour. The “Tiger Mom” swung away at the male who sought to humiliate her husband before the world. Everyone with a substantial court lawsuit might use a payday loan. It's good that he has a wife who will always be there to defend him.

Submitted by HenryD on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 00:10.
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Within the network of the Murdoch media empire in UK there is a sense of criminalit­y connected not only to the News World eclipse, but to all of his media outlets. How this was achieved is through the scrupulous criminal acts committed by the Murdochs and their senior executives by bribery, deceit, phone hacking, etc. They should all be criminally charged! Their news worthyness is a sham and their papers should be boycotted! This is what greed and control is and we should not stand for it!
Nothing short of this guy going to jail will satisfy most Brits and Americans. Let's hope all his payday cash advances can't get him out of this fiasco.