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1. July 25, 2012 02:36 PM

   A big week for the British press

   Rupert Murdoch resigns, Leveson Inquiry closes, UK journalists charged

   By Hazel Sheffield

   Rupert Murdoch’s recent resignation from the boards of his UK newspapers seems, at first glance, like a dramatic move to distance himself from News International, the British arm of his News Corporation empire. His announcement came just days before the close of the Leveson Inquiry, the investigation that opened in November to examine culture and ethics in British media, focusing...

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2. February 29, 2012 05:55 PM

   Exit James Murdoch

   Cracks in the News Corp. castle walls?

   By Emily Bell

   James Murdoch’s evacuation from the mess of News International’s UK newspaper business has been in the cards for a long time. Today’s announcement that he is relinquishing his chairmanship made up in prompted speculation what it lacked in surprise. It is a cue to ask, again, what this means for the Murdoch family as keepers of the News Corp. castle,...

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3. May 19, 2012 07:45 AM

   Murdoch may sell his British papers

   The British press asserts the embattled mogul may ditch the papers under phone hacking scrutiny

   By Emily Bell

   News International, the UK outpost of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, might be preparing to sell off or isolate its scandal-struck newspaper titles, according to a report from rival newspaper The Daily Telegraph. The Telegraph broke the story for its Saturday morning edition, drawing a line between the speculation and the ongoing woes the Murdoch company is suffering as the result...

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4. April 26, 2012 02:25 PM

   Murdoch takes a bow

   If the Leveson Inquiries revealed anything, it was that the News Corp. chief's self perceptions make entertaining viewing

   By Emily Bell

   Rupert Murdoch finished his two-day testimony before the Leveson Inquiry on Thursday, convened to address the phone-hacking scandal that emanated from and ultimately closed down his News of the World tabloid. Murdoch talked at length there about his own personal anguish at the scandal, his regret he personally did nothing to stop it, and his regret that he did not...

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5. April 25, 2012 03:53 PM

   Murdoch vs. Muto

   The "Fox News mole" is being charged for leaking to Gawker as Fox's corporate parent remains under fire for ethics violations

   By Kira Goldenberg

   Let me get this straight: Even as Rupert Murdoch’s media empire remains under official scrutiny for an allegedly extensive phone-hacking scandal, News Corp.-owned Fox News is going after a former employee for leaking internal information. That former employee is “Fox News Mole,” Joe Muto, who had been leaking inside details about Fox to Gawker (reportedly for money), but who lasted...

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6. July 10, 2012 03:25 PM

   Saving Auntie: Meet the BBC’s new boss

   Who is George Entwistle and what challenges does he face?

   By Hazel Sheffield

   Last Wednesday, the BBC announced the appointment of longtime employee George Entwistle to the corporation’s top post of director general. He took over immediately from Mark Thompson, the man who weathered Russell Brand’s phone pranks and oversaw the opening of a new office in Salford, in the north of England. “It’s a privilege to be asked to lead the greatest...

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7. July 30, 2012 03:27 PM

   The British media after Leveson

   Editors say more regulation could cripple the UK press

   By Hazel Sheffield

   If public outcry against alleged phone hacking sparked the Leveson Inquiry, the government-led investigation into ethics in the British press, citizen interest waned over the eight months of evidence gathering. By Tuesday, when that process closed, the conversation had shifted to become dominated by journalists and editors speaking out in defense of freedom of the press. The inquiry will now...

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