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Rupert Murdoch's Newspaper Hacked?

July 18, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

LulzSec, the hacking group that previously went after Sony, is battling administrators from News Corp.'s The Sun newspaper

  

Media Critics Pounce on Self-Serving WSJ Op-Ed Defending News Corp.

July 18, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Editorial board says the "Schadenfreude is so thick you can't cut it with a chainsaw"

  

A News Corp. Timeline: Two Weeks of Unrelenting Scandal

July 17, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

From the closing of a major tabloid to resignations and arrests, TheWrap traces the contours of the ongoing scandal

  

A Rupert Murdoch Peer: He's 'Dead Money'; A New Police Resignation in London

July 17, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts 1 year ago

Latest: Assistant police commissioner John Yates resigns on Monday, following his boss, Sir Paul Stephenson

  

Police Chief Resigns, Rebekah Brooks Arrested in News of the World Fallout

July 17, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Neil Wallis, former News editor a key suspect in the hacking scandal, worked for Metropolitan police chief Paul Stephenson and got him a perk at a spa

  

Rebekah Brooks Arrested in News Corp. Phone Hacking Scandal

July 17, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Brooks was arrested on charges of conspiring to intercept communications and corruption allegations

  

Top News Corp. Shareholder: 'Rebekah Brooks Has to Go'

July 14, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is the second biggest shareholder after the Murdoch family

  

Rupert Murdoch to Testify Before U.K. Parliament After All

July 14, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Both Rupert and James will testify after initially refusing, News International chief Rebekah Brooks will appear as well

  

News Corp. Faces Legal Battles in U.S. Over Phone-Hacking Scandal

July 13, 2011 By Brent Lang & Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Calls are intensifying for a criminal investigation on this side of the Atlantic -- and there's that pesky shareholders' suit

  

The Bancrofts Have Seller's Remorse

July 13, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Analysis: The family that owned the Journal regrets selling to Rupert, but how can they claim they didn't know?

  

News Corp. Drops BSkyB Bid as Phone Hacking Scandal Consumes Company

July 13, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Statement: "It has become clear that it is too difficult to progress in this climate"

  

British PM David Cameron to Announce Expanded Inquiry Into Press

July 12, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Scope will be broadened from just News Corp. to scrutinize greater dealings between law enforcement, the media and politicians

  

'Daily Show': Murdoch Scandal Gives John Oliver a 'Schadenfreudegasm' (Video)

July 12, 2011 By John Sellers 1 year ago

The British correspondent defends the utter inferiority of his country's media

  

British PM Backs Call for News Corp. to Abandon BSkyB Bid

July 12, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

House of Commons will vote on whether "it is in the public interest for Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation to withdraw their bid for BSkyB"

  

Rupert Murdoch, James Murdoch, Rebekah Brooks Asked to Appear Before Parliament

July 12, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

News Corp. says it will cooperate

  

News Corp. Scandal Crosses Atlantic: Les Hinton Under Scrutiny

July 11, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts & Brent Lang 1 year ago

To preserve the Wall Street Journal's reputation for editorial excellence, Rupert Murdoch may have to oust his longtime confidant

  

Scandal Grows: Gordon Brown Hacked by News Corp.'s Sunday Times

July 11, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Reports indicate the former prime minister's property and family medical records were compromised by Murdoch owned paper

  

News Corp.'s BSkyB Deal Delayed 6 Months -- at Least

July 11, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Culture minister refers deal to the Competition Commission, says it won't happen until next year (if ever)

  

News Corp. Shareholders Sue Over Phone Hacking Scandal

July 11, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Claim filed in Delaware by angry investors

  

Murdoch Puts on a Brave Face While Media Speculates About Scandal Fallout

July 10, 2011 By Diane Garrett & Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

News Corp. CEO appears arm-in-arm with embattled lieutenant the same day as the last edition of News of the World rolls off presses

  

Carl Bernstein Rips Murdoch Culture, Says Top Execs ‘Condoned’ Illegality

July 10, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

The Watergate writer says that the scandal at the News of the World an integral part of the culture built by Rupert Murdoch at News Corp, not some aberration

  

Former News of the World Editor Arrested

July 8, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

British prime minister takes responsibility for hiring Coulson, says he would have accepted other editor's resignation

  

Hacked! How the News of the World Scandal Threatens Murdoch's Empire

July 7, 2011 By Lucas Shaw & Brent Lang 1 year ago

By shutting down the British tabloid, the company may have rescued a deal for BSkyB, but the taint could spread

  

News Corp. Scandal in England Is Talk of Mogulfest in Sun Valley

July 7, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

At Herb Allen's retreat, everyone was talking about Rupert and the mess going on half a world away

  

A Newspaper Scandal Hacks Away at Murdoch's Invincibility

July 7, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts 1 year ago

The bubble burst for Murdoch in real time against a backdrop of fellow media, tech and social media billionaires gathered in Sun Valley

  

The News of the World Scandal: How Europe's Rival Tabs and Papers are Coping (Slideshow)

July 7, 2011 By Jake Weinraub 1 year ago

Rival publications take varying approaches to covering Rupert Murdoch's big blunder