Rupert Murdoch resigns from Aussie boards
Australian businesses are among the more than one dozen News Corporation boards from which chief executive Rupert Murdoch has resigned.
Monday, February 17, 2020
Tag: News of the World
I confess, I’m a Leveson addict
It has suddenly dawned on me; the Leveson Inquiry won’t go on forever. But my cravings are only getting worse.
Angry Rebekah Brooks ‘baffled’ by UK ‘witch hunt’ charges
Former British tabloid editor Rebekah Brooks has expressed her bewilderment and launched a defiant attack against police and prosecutors after it was announced that she is to face criminal charges over the phone-hacking scandal.
Rupert Murdoch tells Leveson he was victim of cover-up
Rupert Murdoch insists he was a victim of the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World and that he panicked into closing down the top-selling Sunday tabloid.
Australia needs an informed debate about global events
THE HARD WORD | Of course the country is restricted by its proximity to the major global powers. But is this an excuse to glean over the the most important world news, the most crucial decisions being made by the world’s most powerful people?
Big Brother is watching Darryn Lyons
Australian punk paparazzi king-pin Darryn Lyons enters the new UK Celebrity Big Brother house, but no Charlie Sheen.
News Corp’s local review starts
An internal review into scandal hit News Corporation's Australian arm is under way.
Gillard cautious on media inquiry
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she is open to the idea of reform in the areas of defamation law and complaints against the media, but has yet to decide on whether to support an inquiry.
Aussies concerned about phone hacking
A new survey has found that people have become more concerned about phone hacking in Australia because of the News of the World scandal in the UK.
News Ltd ‘happy’ to answer PM’s questions
News Limited says it would be happy to answer the prime minister's questions about its operations, as the phone hacking furore surrounding its global media parent continues.
The joke’s on NOTW … and me
Just days after the News of the World phone hacking scandal hit the headlines, I started to become the butt of jokes.
Rupert Murdoch attacked in hearing
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has been attacked in London during the British MPs inquiry into the phone hacking scandal that has engulfed News International.
Australia media law overhaul unlikely
Australia is unlikely to overhaul its media laws in response to the News Corporation phone hacking scandal in Britain, an analyst says.
UK phone hacking disgusts PM Gillard
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she's shocked and disgusted by the News of the World phone hacking scandal in the UK.
Stop the presses!
POLL POSITION: As the debate continues around the morality of News International and more broadly that of journalists and their publishers, perhaps it is time for the people of the world to reconsider what truly constitutes "News of the World".
The Sun to take up News of the World slack?
News International spokeswoman says speculation that Murdoch tabloid The Sun will become a seven day publication are “not true… at the moment” while former NOTW editor and former press secretary for David Cameron, faces arrest.
News shares dumped after hacking scandal
Aussie investors have dumped News Corporation stock after new revelations of phone hacking and payments to police for information at News of the World.
Murdoch announces shock closure of News of the World
This Sunday's issue of the News of the World will be the last edition of the paper, News International chairman James Murdoch has announced, due to the phone hacking scandal.
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