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News International Treads Water

Posted 14th July 2011 at 21:10 by Feodor Augustus
Updated 23rd July 2011 at 12:44 by Feodor Augustus

News International Treads Water:
what next for this corporate giant and the media mogul at its heart?

A new week, and yet more developments in the scandal that threatens to grip the whole of Rupert Murdoch's media empire.

The past weeks exposures about the hacking of the private messages of murder victims and deceased serviceman, alongside the revelations about widespread collusion with the police and political establishment, were considered so 'toxic' that the News...
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Falling Down The Rabbit Hole: a thumb through the last edition of the NotW

Posted 14th July 2011 at 11:51 by Feodor Augustus
Updated 23rd July 2011 at 12:43 by Feodor Augustus

Falling Down The Rabbit Hole:
a thumb through the last edition of the News of the World.

The cover page of the last edition stated: 'After 168 years, we finally say a sad but very proud farewell to our 7.5 million loyal readers'. The largest print read: 'Thank You & Goodbye'.

The tone of the writing inside lamented the passing of a national institution, and in the process tried to cultivate something of the image of a persecuted victim of class prejudice. The voice...
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