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# Press Freedom

Australian newspapers black out front pages to protest government secrecy

The front page spreads were published in Monday’s newspapers.

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Oct 21st 2019, 7:05 AM

# The briefcase

Here's everything you need to know about business this week

Everyone was talking about allergic non-workers, Ireland’s most-hated company and a Greek tragedy.

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May 9th 2015, 7:45 AM

# Read all about it

Rupert Murdoch's newspaper empire has hit the wall hard

Profits have more than halved at his News Corporation so far this year.

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May 6th 2015, 11:31 AM

# Cashing Out

Denis O'Brien's media empire just got that bit smaller

But the O’Brien-controlled Independent News and Media wants to use its new cash windfall to expand in Ireland.

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Mar 19th 2015, 9:23 AM

# Hacking

Rupert Murdoch has changed News International's name... to News UK

The name-change is part of a broader restructuring and splitting of Murdoch’s newspaper and entertainment operations.

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Jun 26th 2013, 11:05 AM

# Corruption

Three men arrested in UK bribery inquiry

The two police officers and a journalist were arrested this morning.

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Jan 17th 2013, 11:25 AM

# 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

# News International

Editor of Irish Sun to leave amid 'significant changes'

Mick McNiffe, who has edited the paper since 2005, will be replaced – for now – by an assistant editor from the British edition.

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Oct 16th 2012, 7:38 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

# Hacking

Rebekah Brooks and husband to face criminal charges over hacking inquiry

Rebekah and Charlie Brooks have been charged with perverting the course of justice for hindering investigations.

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May 15th 2012, 10:02 AM

# Hacking

Murdoch "not a fit person" to run Sky - MPs

A House of Commons committee says News International and the News of the World misled it over the phone-hacking scandal.

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May 1st 2012, 12:08 PM

# Leveson

Murdoch: Fallout from hacking scandal 'changed my entire company'

The 81-year-old tells Leveson: “I failed, and I’m sorry about it,” adding later: “We are now a new company altogether.”

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Apr 26th 2012, 6:29 PM

# stepping down

James Murdoch steps down as executive chair of News International

The son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch had been under considerable pressure over the ongoing phone hacking scandal.

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Feb 29th 2012, 2:36 PM

# Hacking

Cherie Blair to sue News Corporation over phone hacking

The wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is taking legal action against the former publisher of the News of The World newspaper.

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Feb 22nd 2012, 6:40 PM

# Sun on Sunday

Murdoch to staff: 'Sun on Sunday will launch very soon'

An email sent by Rupert Murdoch to staff at The Sun confirms that far from being closed, the paper will be turning seven-day.

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Feb 17th 2012, 1:27 PM

# crisis

Rupert Murdoch flies to UK to deal with escalating newspaper crisis

A number of senior staff at The Sun have been arrested in recent weeks in connection with payments to public officials.

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Feb 17th 2012, 10:01 AM

# Bribery scandal

Five 'Sun' journalists arrested in police bribery investigation

Staff at the paper are said to be fearing for their futures after five senior contributors were arrested by London police.

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Feb 11th 2012, 11:27 AM

# Twitter

Update: 'Wendi Deng' Twitter account revealed as fake

It appeared that Rupert Murdoch’s wife had joined him on the Twitter machine – but the account has been confirmed as a fake.

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Jan 3rd 2012, 9:19 AM

# Rupert Murdoch

"Vacations great time for thinking": Rupert Murdoch joins Twitter

The CEO of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, appears to have joined Twitter – a verified account in his name was set up yesterday. But what has he been tweeting about?

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Jan 1st 2012, 11:23 AM

# Hacking

Watch: Murdoch rejects 'mafia' assertion in evidence to MPs

The News Corporation came under heavy attack as he gave more evidence to MPs today.

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Nov 10th 2011, 2:53 PM

# Hacking

James Murdoch to appear before MPs to answer more hacking questions

Murdoch is due to answer questions about evidence he gave in July which has subsequently been contradicted.

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Nov 10th 2011, 9:41 AM

# Saved

Threat averted: The Simpsons renewed for 2 more years

America’s most famous family is to stick around for a little longer as Fox books season 24 and 25 of the long-running cartoon series.

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Oct 8th 2011, 8:10 AM

# Hacking

James Murdoch faces more questions amid new hacking saga developments

Murdoch junior must answer more questions from MPs, it has emerged, on another day of new developments in the phone hacking saga that has rocked the Rupert Murdoch-owned News Corporation.

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Sep 13th 2011, 5:52 PM

# News International

News International to shed 110 jobs over next year

Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper publisher will drop the workers between now and July – but won’t say if Irish staff are to go.

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Sep 7th 2011, 12:12 PM

# News International

Former executives challenge Murdochs' testimony

Four former News International executives have given testimony to the British Parliament’s media committee today that contradicts the Murdochs’ version of events in relation to the phone hacking scandal.

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Sep 6th 2011, 7:34 PM

# NOTW

Hollywood reporter the thirteenth arrest in phone hacking scandal: report

The arrest of James Desborough is seen as a significant development in the scandal that has rocked the UK establishment.

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Aug 18th 2011, 11:34 AM

# 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

# Hacking

Daily Mail publisher to review procedures following hacking scandal

Meanwhile former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan is under increasing pressure to return home from the US, in the wake of hacking allegations by Heather Mills.

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Aug 4th 2011, 9:40 PM

# Piegate

Comedian 'Marbles' convicted over Murdoch pie attack

Jonathan May-Bowles, aka ‘Jonnie Marbles’, pleads guilty to attacking Rupert Murdoch, 80, earlier this month.

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Jul 29th 2011, 1:34 PM

# Hacking

News of the World targeted phone given to Sara Payne as a gift

Sara Payne, whose eight-year-old daughter Sarah was abducted and murdered in 2000, wrote a column for the News of the World’s final edition.

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Jul 28th 2011, 6:27 PM

# Hacking

Listen: Piers Morgan drawn into hacking scandal after 2009 interview emerges

The TV presenter and former editor has denied any involvement in alleged phone hacking.

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Jul 27th 2011, 2:02 PM

# Hacking

Hacking: How much did James Murdoch know?

Doubt has been cast over key evidence the News International chief gave on Tuesday as one MP says he will ask police to review the matter.

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Jul 22nd 2011, 10:18 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

'Jonnie Marbles' charged over Murdoch pie attack

A 26-year-old comedian is accused of ‘harassment’ after the media mogul was smeared with shaving foam yesterday.

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Jul 20th 2011, 8:39 AM

AS IT HAPPENED

LIVEBLOG: Rebekah Brooks before House of Commons select committee

The former chief executive of News International appears before the UK Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport on the phone-hacking scandal in the News of the World.

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Jul 19th 2011, 5:43 PM

# 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

Rupert and James Murdoch: What they said

The Murdochs apologised to the victims of phone hacking before answering questions regarding the size of payments to former NotW employees Glenn Mulcaire and Clive Goodman – and about Max Mosely’s privacy case against the newspaper.

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Jul 19th 2011, 5:36 PM