Category Archives: Rupert Murdoch

No one cares about the News of the World

Posted on July 7, 2011 by jamesstrong

Wow. Shortly after 4pm this afternoon, News International Chairman James Murdoch announced the immediate closure of the News of the World. A campaign launched on Twitter to get major NOTW advertisers to withhold their business from the paper had provided … Continue reading →

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No One Cares About Phone Hacking

Posted on July 6, 2011 by jamesstrong

Perhaps a slightly misleading title, as, apparently, quite a few people DO care. A story which has been rumbling along since 2006, about a private investigator hired by the News of the World to hack into the private mobile phone … Continue reading →

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