Tag Archives: Rupert Murdoch

Karma-geddon for Rupert: Sunset on the Murdoch Empire

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

Rupert Murdoch fled London today with egg — or at least shaving cream — on his face after his dismal appearance before Parliament did little to stop the outcry over the phone hacking and police bribery scandal in Britain or … Continue reading →

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Throwing Good (Taxpayer) Money After Bad — LA Live and the NFL Stadium Deal

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

The scaled-back LA Times managed to marshal dozens of reporters, photographers and support staff for its extensive and often clever coverage of the Carmageddon non-story but has virtually ignored the extraordinary phone hacking scandal in Britain involving Rupert Murdoch and … Continue reading →

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Don’t Cry for Rupert Murdoch — He Had It Coming

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Rupert Murdoch had it coming for a long, long time. I was there back in 1975 at the height of the greatest constitutional and political crisis in Australian history when Murdoch showed his contempt for truth, for journalistic integrity, for … Continue reading →

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Janice and the Gangsters: Part Two

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

A word of advice to Congresswoman-to-be Janice Hahn — assuming she doesn’t blow next Tuesday’s election — stick to being sweet, charming and ditzy, and get a new lawyer. When Fox News reporter Chris Blatchford circled around looking for an … Continue reading →

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