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What’s the Deal With News Corp’s Other, U.S.-Based, Hacking Scandal?

Braden Goyette, ProPublica. July 25, 2011.

A guide to News Corp's far less known hacking scandal on this side of the pond.

The Big Lie At The Heart Of Rupert Murdoch's Media Empire

Jay Rosen, Comment Is Free. July 22, 2011.

News Corp isn't a news corporation at all. It's the lobbying arm of Rupert Murdoch's global conglomerate, in the business of wielding influence.

The Murdochs Must Stop Spinning and Resign Over the Phone-Hacking Scandal

Robert Greenwald, Comment Is Free. July 20, 2011.

Fox News has long blurred the line between corporate interests and journalistic integrity. But the phone hacking scandal is a step too far--it's time for Murdoch to go.

Murdoch: Hacking Not My Fault; Everybody Done Me Wrong

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. July 19, 2011.

Rupert Murdoch's refusal to take responsibility for the phone-hacking scandal now roiling his British newspapers exposes News Corp's culture of blame-laying.

The 12 Nastiest Villains in the Murdoch Phone-Hacking Scandal

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. July 18, 2011.

Here's an incomplete guide to the villains in the drama that threatens to take down the Murdoch empire.

How Murdoch Reporters’ Bribes Violate U.S. Law

Jake Bernstein, ProPublica. July 12, 2011.

If Murdoch's reporters bribed British police, they may be liable under U.S. law.

Are Wealthy News Corp Investors Turning on Rupert Murdoch?

Jamie Doward, Paul Harris, The Guardian. January 31, 2011.

Scandal in the UK and a boycott in the US has wealthy News Corp investors restless.

Is John Stossel More Dangerous Than Glenn Beck?

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. July 2, 2010.

Fox host Stossel disguises his hate speech behind his polished TV persona and libertarian pose, offering his audience a path to hatred without joining Glenn Beck's circus.

Campaign to Pull Glenn Beck Off the Air Gains Momentum, Here and Abroad

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. February 17, 2010.

Beck's Fox News show advertisers are dropping like flies. Will the ad exodus take him off-air, or will Fox continue to foot the bill for its propaganda goals?

News Corp to Charge For Online Newspapers

Agence France Presse August 6, 2009.

Rupert Murdoch broke the news after the global media giant reported that it ended its business year with a net loss of 3.4 billion dollars due to hefty charges of 9.2 billion dollars.

Murdoch and News Corp Up to Their Old Racist Tricks

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 23, 2009.

How to combat the NY Post's racist cartoon.

Cry Me a River, Rupert Murdoch

Steven D., Booman Tribune AlterNet: PEEK. February 6, 2009.

Here's what you get for backing an Oil Man for the last 8 years, Rupert, old man. Record profits for Exxon, record losses for -- gasp! -- News Corp.!

How Do We Fight Corporate Control of the Internet?

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. May 22, 2008.

We need to organize and actively make things uncomfortable for the companies trying to regulate our use of online technologies.

Fox News' Ratings Take Another Slide

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: Election 2008. January 31, 2008.

There's just something about the drop in numbers that helps restore my faith in the American political system.

Edwards: "I'm Not Interested in Seeing Murdoch Own Every American Newspaper"

GottaLaff, Cliff Schecter's Blog AlterNet: PEEK. December 28, 2007.

Score one for John Edwards.

More Fox Porn! - Showing Skin As They Claim "We Have Standards" [VIDEO]

Cliff Schecter, Brave New Films AlterNet: Media and Technology. November 18, 2007.

Who woulda thunk it, because they use their smarts at the Fox Business Channel....

News Corp and Fox News Have a Long, Chummy Relationship with Giuliani

Matt Corley, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. November 14, 2007.

Matt Corley: Fox's start was directly aided by Rudy when, as mayor of NYC, he "intervened" after News Corp was "blocked from securing a cable station in the city."

More on Murdoch: James Murdoch Knew More About Hacking Than He Let On, And One GOP Staffer May Have Been Involved in a Cover-Up

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.


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