In my last entry, I wrote of the closure of the News of the World that:

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What we have thus far seen is perhaps no more than the realities of Murdoch style rationalisation: he has cut off one of the hydras many heads in order to try and save the body. Murdoch is instigating events as much as he is reacting to them, and with a typically callous disregard for his employees. Indeed Murdoch may well decide to dispense with the entire News Int. stable, which is an unprofitable enterprise that has

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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...

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...

Founded in 1843, the Sunday tabloid the News of the World will run its last ever edition this Sunday - on July 10th.

The decision is the result of the continuing revelations of the phone hacking scandal, which have shown the tabloid to have, over a sustained period of time, pursued illicit means in order to generate numerous exclusives. Such behaviour will come as little surprise to those already familiar with the paper: the "News of the Screws" and the "Screws of the...