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UK readers will miss Rupert Murdoch (honestly)
As predicted here and variously across the planet, Rupert Murdoch is in the fight of his life with…
13 July 2011
And another thing about the ‘News of the World’…
The News of the World closure may have been a firewall for the storm threatening to envelop News…
10 July 2011
UK phone hacking breaks open the box: what’s next?
News Corporation has been rocked by the latest phone hacking disclosure that its UK Sunday tabloid the News…
5 July 2011
The power and vulnerability of Rupert Murdoch
This has been a big, bumpy month for the Rupert Murdoch-controlled News Corporation, marked by: UK Government approval…
1 July 2011
UK dailies pay future price for a glorious past
Britons are proud of their national newspapers, even those who no longer read one. The country, whose pioneering…
29 June 2011
Gina Rinehart may soon be world’s richest person – and is into media
Australians frequently refer to their nation’s “two speed” economy, which emphasises the commodities boom that has kept recession…
27 June 2011
Who said print media was dead?
Let’s get it straight: newspapers and magazines will not be killed off by online media. But there will…
14 June 2011