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Dow Jones panel defends Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON — A special committee set up to ensure the editorial integrity of The Wall Street Journal following its 2007 purchase by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. said Monday it found no evidence of wrongdoing at the newspaper. But the five-person committee did say that the Journal was “slower than it…
‘Anonymous’ hackers access Austrian bank data
The Austrian branch of the hacker group Anonymous accessed the bank data of 96,000 people in an attack on the website of the country’s GIS television licence agency, officials said on Monday. The hacker group, which was targeted last week by US authorities in a crackdown that included 16 arrests,…
News Corp’s U.K. political meetings to be published
LONDON (Reuters) – Ministers in Britain’s coalition government, criticized for being too close to Rupert Murdoch’s scandal-hit News Corp, face more scrutiny this week when details of their meetings with the company’s executives are published. News Corp executive James Murdoch is also under pressure over his handling of a phone-hacking…
NYT writer: James and Rupert Murdoch are ‘done’
With James Murdoch being pursued for allegedly lying to the British Parliament, and his father Rupert on the ropes and refusing to accept any responsibility for the mess his company has created, at least one prominent writer for The New York Times is predicting the downfall of both men. “Mr.…
Mystery ‘Murdoch Leaks’ site appears online
A site geared toward collecting anonymously sourced information about the phone hacking scandal surrounding Australian magnate Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, News Corp., has appeared online. Thus far, Murdoch Leaks, as the site is titled, only has submission information displayed. “With the recent phone hacking scandal surrounding Rupert Murdoch’s News of…
James Murdoch under pressure over testimony
LONDON (Reuters) – News Corp executive James Murdoch was under pressure on Monday over his handling of a phone-hacking scandal that has hit the Murdoch family’s media empire and could jeopardize his own position at the company. British police are considering a request from opposition Labour politician Tom Watson to…
Police face new claims in News of the World scandal
Police faced new allegations Sunday that officers leaked details about terror attack victims and a murdered schoolgirl to journalists at Rupert Murdoch’s felled News of the World tabloid. The claims deepen the scandal surrounding phone-hacking at the paper, which has shaken Murdoch’s global media empire, claimed the jobs of two…
Egypt’s revolution not just about tweeting: bloggers
Six months after they launched a revolution that ousted the regime, Egyptian bloggers have acknowledged that it takes more than a Facebook page on the Internet to overthrow a dictator. “The Internet played a key role but it was not the only tool. The revolution really belongs to the people,”…
Amy Winehouse family ‘bereft’ as police probe death
The family of troubled British singer Amy Winehouse said Sunday they have been left “bereft” by her loss at the age of 27 as grieving fans left tributes outside the London home where she was found dead. Police said the death of the Grammy award-winning soul diva — who immortalised…
FoxNews.com ranks first, Huffington Post ranks last in consumer satisfaction
FoxNews.com was scored highest in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) rankings of Internet news and information sites for a second straight year, earning 82 points on a 100 point scale. “While there may be several reasons for this strong performance, the relative homogeneity of its audience is a contributing…
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