[Update] The News Corp scandal

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Chris

Did we not already know that before any of this kicked off?

Yep we did

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23368569

Rupert Murdoch has rowed back from claims that the police inquiry into alleged corrupt payments by journalists to officials is "totally incompetent".
But in letters to two MPs, the News Corp chief said that the police response was "disproportionate".
Mr Murdoch said that while he did not "doubt the police's professionalism", the inquiry had taken too long.
He admitted to making "overly-emotional comments" in a secretly-recorded meeting broadcast on Channel 4 News.

Well at least this time he couldn't claim poor memory as an excuse.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23368569



Well at least this time he couldn't claim poor memory as an excuse.

The mans a complete waste of time and the sooner they remove his ability to own comics sorry i mean his newspapers and news channels the better.

Just to put a smile on everyone's faces.

Rupert Murdoch the musical..

http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/09/0...temail0=y&_r=0

The dramatists have taken note. Richard Bean, the author of “One Man, Two Guvnors,” is writing a play on the phone-hacking scandal for the National Theater in London at the invitation of its artistic director, Nicholas Hytner. Closer to home, the Melbourne Theater Company has just staged the premiere of “Rupert,” a cabaret-style dramatization of Mr. Murdoch’s life by one of Australia’s best-known playwrights, David Williamson.

[Osem]

Tony Blair gave advice to newspaper executive Rebekah Brooks on handling the phone-hacking scandal six days before her arrest, a court has heard.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26259956

He seems to favour 'Hutton style' enquiries...

[richard s]

Good old TORY Blair, him and Mr Dave and his mates will want to distance themselves from their ex-News of the Screws friends and deny any knowledge.

Well there were several people at the Levenson inquiry I didn't believe.One was Rupert Murdoch and another was Blair.I'm pretty sure they were meeting behind the scenes on a very regular basis..despite the denials.The email trail seems to suggest that..

[thenry]

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20...ing-trial.html

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CNN has confirmed it is pulling the plug on Piers Morgan, as falling ratings finally took their toll on a transatlantic talk show experiment that failed to connect with American primetime audiences.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...cnn?CMP=twt_gu

Jeremy Clarkson ‏@JeremyClarkson
I understand that Nigerian TV is looking for a new chat show host. Anyone got any suggestions?
8:46 AM - 24 Feb 2014
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[MalteseFalcon]

I saw that on the bus and had a good chuckle over it. Got some strange looks. Now, how much can we raise to stop America sending him back to UK?

Why should we have to put up with him? America can't just send him back because they don't like him.

Had to laugh at his explanation that it was because he was a Brit discussing american cultural issues totally missing the fact he's a smug patronising git with a face you'd never tire of slapping.

Originally Posted by thenry

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20...ing-trial.html

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Thank you for the link.I just couldn't find it.

[thenry]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

Thank you for the link.I just couldn't find it.

Did you ever consider asking for help? I bet you've asked your students that in the past

[thenry]

Jeremy Clarkson @JeremyClarkson
Piers Morgan has written about me many times over the years. Well tomorrow in The Sunday Times, I've written about him. He won't like it.
6:37 PM - 1 Mar 2014
https://twitter.com/JeremyClarkson/s...31851503730689

[denphone]

Why can't two supposed grown men grow up.