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# Rupert Murdoch
James Murdoch resigns from board of News Corp over 'disagreements' on editorial content
The 47-year-old was once seen as his father, Report Murdoch’s, successor
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Aug 1st 2020, 9:32 AM
# the wizard of Oz
Trump says strained relationship with Australia fixed following gala dinner with Prime Minister
The two had ‘a testy exchange’ when Trump first came to office.
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May 5th 2017, 9:18 AM
# The Sun
Irish hacker behind Rupert Murdoch suicide hoax is now cybercrime fighter, court told
He told gardaí he took part in the hacking in retaliation for the UK media company’s involvement in the phone hacking scandal.
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Apr 26th 2017, 3:30 PM
# the axe factor
Bill O'Reilly's future at Fox hangs in balance over sexual harassment claims
Executives are reportedly “preparing to cut ties” with the presenter.
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Apr 19th 2017, 10:23 AM
# It's Official
Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall are getting married
The couple got engaged over the weekend in Los Angeles.
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Jan 12th 2016, 7:22 AM
# Phone Hacking
Three former News of the World journalists plead guilty to phone hacking
The court also heard today that top executives knew that staff were routinely hacking celebrities’ phones.
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Oct 30th 2013, 4:32 PM
# hacktivists
Four LulzSec hackers sentenced to jail for "cowardly and vindictive" attacks
“You cared nothing for the privacy of others but did everything you could through your computer activities to hide your own identities while seeking publicity,” a judge told the four men.
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May 16th 2013, 8:57 PM
# Hacking
British detective guilty of offering leaks in hacking scandal
She was the first person to be prosecuted under the investigation into payments by News of the World journalists to public officials which is linked to the phone hacking scandal.
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Jan 11th 2013, 5:48 PM
# Murdoch
After just 21 months, Rupert Murdoch closes iPad-only paper 'The Daily'
Analysts say the decision is not surprising as Murdoch’s “bold experiment” did not have enough paying readers to sustain it.
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Dec 3rd 2012, 9:49 PM
# Hacking
British hacking police arrest journalist and policeman in dawn raid
The pair were arrested over the suspected bribery of a police officer.
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Aug 7th 2012, 1:28 PM
# Murdoch
Murdoch resigns from boards of UK newspapers
News International sought to play down the development, saying it was “a corporate house-cleaning exercise” prior a planned company split.
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Jul 22nd 2012, 12:25 PM
# Leveson
7 things we learned from the Leveson inquiry this week
From Rupert Murdoch’s TV favourites to David Cameron’s text message lessons…
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May 12th 2012, 4:28 PM
# The Daily
Rupert Murdoch: still struggling to use Twitter (and his own app)
The fledging tweeter, 80, is still only getting the hang of microblogging. He posts a link from his own app – which doesn’t work.
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Jan 4th 2012, 4:14 PM
# News International
James Murdoch resigns from the boards of Times and Sun
Rupert Murdoch’s son has stepped down from the boards of News Group Newspapers Limited and Times Newspapers Limited.
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Nov 23rd 2011, 1:33 PM
# hacking scandal
Murdoch to pay £2 million to Dowler family
News International has agreed to pay £2 million pounds to the family of the murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, and to donate a further £1 million to charities chosen by the family.
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Oct 21st 2011, 6:27 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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Aug 16th 2011, 4:48 PM
# News Corp
James Murdoch won't be taking over News Corp, says Rupert
Instead, the current COO Chase Carey – Murdoch’s vice-chairman – would take over “if I went under a bus.”
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Aug 11th 2011, 10:20 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you believe the Murdochs' claims of ignorance?
Rupert and James Murdoch said they knew little of what went on at the News of the World. Do you believe them?
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Jul 20th 2011, 11:07 AM
# Hacking
Watch Rebekah Brooks face questioning over NOTW phone-hacking
A House of Commons committee is asking questions about the phone-hacking affair. Watch it live here.
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Jul 19th 2011, 5:43 PM
# Hacking
WATCH: Rupert Murdoch pied by protester whilst giving evidence to MPs
Murdoch has been giving evidence in the phone hacking scandal.
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Jul 19th 2011, 4:57 PM
# Hacking
Watch: Rupert Murdoch says 'This is the most humble day of my life'
The chairman of News Corporation has been giving evidence to MPs in London regarding the phone hacking scandal.
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Jul 19th 2011, 3:43 PM
# NOTW
Met employed former Irish NotW editor
London police employed Alex Marunchak as an interpretator for the service between 1980 and 2000 – while he was still working for the News of the World.
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Jul 18th 2011, 9:10 PM
# Sean Hoare
Phone hacking whistleblower found dead
The first News of the World journalist to bring allegations of phone hacking at the newspaper into the public domain has been found dead. Police are not treating the death as suspicious.
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Jul 18th 2011, 7:44 PM
# News Corp
Murdoch apologises to Dowler family
A “humbled” Rupert Murdoch met with the family of the murdered schoolgirl to offer his apologies – however the phone-hacking scandal is far from over.
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Jul 15th 2011, 9:25 PM
# Meet the Murdochs
Meet the Murdochs - the family behind the headlines
Who’s who in this media dynasty family?
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Jul 15th 2011, 5:28 PM
# Phone Hacking
Murdochs agree to be questioned by UK parliament
Meanwhile, in the United States, the FBI have opened an investigation into allegations the Murdoch media empire sought to hack into the phones of 11 September victims.
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Jul 14th 2011, 8:45 PM
# Hacking
Hacking: Another arrest with calls for US probe and Murdoch to face questions
The phone hacking scandal that has engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has spread to the US.
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Jul 14th 2011, 11:15 AM
# NOTW
US senator demands investigation into possible 9/11 phone-hacking
Highly-regarded senator Jay Rockefeller says the fallout from the News of the World raises ‘serious questions’.
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Jul 13th 2011, 8:09 AM
# NOTW
MPs to quiz cops on failure to investigate phone-hacking
The assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police will be grilled on why he chose not to reopen inquiries in 2009.
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Jul 12th 2011, 9:01 AM
# News Corp
Shareholders sue News Corp over hacking scandal
A group of News Corporation shareholders are suing the media conglomerate over what they claim are large-scale governance failures surrounding the British phone-hacking case.
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Jul 11th 2011, 8:42 PM