News Corp. Braces for Legal Trouble in the U.S.
Date: 18 July 2011
By Peter J. Henning
Peter Henning
White Collar Watch looks at the laws that are likely to be the focus of investigations of the News Corporation and the potential problems that prosecutors would face in pursuing criminal charges.
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Lulz Security Says It Hacked News Corporation Sites
Date: 18 July 2011
By Nick Bilton
Nick Bilton
The hacking group Lulz Security claimed responsibility for tampering with News Corporation sites and posting a fake article about the death of Rupert Murdoch.
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News From the Advertising Industry
Date: 18 July 2011
By Stuart Elliott
Stuart Elliott
Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from the advertising agencies.
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Fox, CNN And MSNBC To Cover Murdoch Hearing
Date: 18 July 2011
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Americans will have a choice how to watch Mr. Murdoch’s testimony before Parliament.
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Scotland Yard Chief’s Resignation Statement
Date: 17 July 2011
By Robert Mackey
Robert Mackey
Sir Paul Stephenson, the commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police Service, announcing his resignation on Sunday.
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The Cameron Collapse
Date: 18 July 2011
By Roger Cohen
Roger Cohen
The News Corporation scandal reveals the true colors of the leader of a venal, voyeuristic society.
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Troubles That Money Can’t Dispel
Date: 18 July 2011
By David Carr
David Carr
The willingness of the News Corporation to spend millions in settlement costs to make problems go away provides a useful window into its larger culture.
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Media Response to the Arrest of Rebekah Brooks
Date: 17 July 2011
By Dan Bilefsky
Dan Bilefsky
News of Sunday’s arrest of Rebekah Brooks was greeted with a mix of righteous indignation, concealed glee and conspicuous understatement.
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Facebook and NBC to Host Republican Debate in N.H.
Date: 18 July 2011
By Michael D. Shear
Michael
NBC News and Facebook announce plans to host a “one-of-a-kind” debate for the Republican presidential candidates early next year in New Hampshire.
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Murdoch Aides Long Tried to Blunt Scandal Over Hacking
Date: 18 July 2011
By Jo Becker and Ravi Somaiya
Jo Becker
A small group of executives at News Corporation pursued strategies for years that had the effect of obscuring the extent of wrongdoing in Britain’s best-selling tabloid.
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