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James Murdoch offered position at News International
The board of News Corporation today put further pressure on James Murdoch regarding his position in the company, after a number of revelations from Tuesday’s Culture Media and Sport select committee hearing.
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The livestream of Rebekah Brooks, Rupert and James Murdoch’s select committee grilling
Roll up, roll up for the show of the century. Media Bastard points you all towards Rebekah Brooks and the Murdochs receiving a grilling from the Culture Media and Sport Select committee, livestreamed here from 2:3opm on Tuesday July 19: … Continue reading
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Rebekah Brooks, the inconceivable Princess Bride
So Rebekah Brooks has come out fighting over the Milly Dowler debacle, as Media Bastard expected. The flame-haired Cerberus at the gates of Wapping has never exactly been one for quietly backing down. Earlier today Brooks sent an email to … Continue reading
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David Cameron – coming to a News Interntional conference near you!
So it turns out that Rupert Murdoch’s favourite Prime Minister * took a trip down to Wapping yesterday to have a chinwag with his old pals at The Times. Billed as a “senior cabinet minister” – DC has never liked … Continue reading
That Booze International apology in full…
Ladies and gentleman, after a thorough internal investigation in which at least four files were checked and two people questioned after work in the Hand in Till pub in Wapping, Booze International has found itself guilty of listening to the … Continue reading
(not) Jeff Jarvis’ media predictions for 2010
1. The internet shuts down in shock after Jeff Jarvis says something positive about newspapers. Paper sales skyrocket but their letters pages are soon inundated with reader complaints that articles are longer than 140 characters. 2. Rupert Murdoch installs paywalls … Continue reading
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Has Rupert Murdoch got nothing to worry about?
During last night’s superb debate on the future of regional news, Judith Townend suggested that Rupert Murdoch has little to lose in trying out paywalls and that News International can afford to experiment. I posted this skeptical comment, and received … Continue reading
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