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Holy Diver · 07-11-2011, 12:34 PM

Phone Hacking Scandal Widens: News International Targeted Gordon Brown, BSkyB Bid Delayed (LIVE UPDATES)

This marks the first time that any allegations about News International have targeted papers outside the News of the World. The Sun allegedly received details about Brown's son, Fraser, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, when he was an infant, and wrote exclusive stories about his then-unknown illness.

who else was hacked?

Gainzo · 07-11-2011, 12:38 PM

Things are not looking good for Rupert.

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THE Murdoch empire's expansion plans have taken a massive blow, with Britain's Deputy Prime Minister imploring Rupert Murdoch to do ''the decent and sensible thing'' and abandon his bid for control of the UK's pay television market.

The remarks came after investors slashed about $2 billion, or 5 per cent, from News Corporation's market value, partly in response to the escalating phone-hacking scandal.

Read more: Murdoch's sky falling in

wistahpatsfan · 07-11-2011, 01:02 PM

They hacked into my phone...still waiting to hear about myself on the news...

Gainzo · 07-11-2011, 01:09 PM

The thing that cracks me up about this story is that all the NewsCorp outlets worldwide have barely mentioned it.

If the NY Times had done something like this Fox would devote all of their airtime to it. Hannity would be in conservative heaven going off about mainstream media bias and unethical behaviour.

The Brandon Five · 07-11-2011, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Gainzo

The thing that cracks me up about this story is that all the NewsCorp outlets worldwide have barely mentioned it.

If the NY Times had done something like this Fox would devote all of their airtime to it. Hannity would be in conservative heaven going off about mainstream media bias and unethical behaviour.

NY Times is too busy compromising international security to bother with such small potatoes.

Gainzo · 07-11-2011, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by The Brandon Five

NY Times is too busy compromising international security to bother with such small potatoes.

Huh? How is the NYT compromising international security?

Holy Diver · 07-11-2011, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by The Brandon Five

NY Times is too busy compromising international security to bother with such small potatoes.

first of all...what are you talking about?

Secondly....how does hacking the Prime Minister's phone compare to the NYT in the arena of "compromising international security"?

Holy Diver · 07-11-2011, 02:50 PM

Shareholders sue News Corp. over hacking scandal - Yahoo! Finance

Shareholders sue News Corp. over hacking scandal

The lawsuit accuses News Corp. of large-scale governance failures surrounding the British hacking case. News of the World employees have been accused of hacking into the phone of a missing 13-year-old girl, who was later found murdered, as well as those of other crime victims.

Gainzo · 07-11-2011, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Holy Diver

Shareholders sue News Corp. over hacking scandal - Yahoo! Finance

Shareholders sue News Corp. over hacking scandal

The lawsuit accuses News Corp. of large-scale governance failures surrounding the British hacking case. News of the World employees have been accused of hacking into the phone of a missing 13-year-old girl, who was later found murdered, as well as those of other crime victims.

This makes sense as Rupert has his sons run the European and Australian arms of the Company.

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The suit claims that Rupert Murdoch "habitually uses News Corp to enrich himself and his family members at the Company's and its public shareholders' expense."

The Brandon Five · 07-11-2011, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Gainzo

Huh? How is the NYT compromising international security?

It was a joke (bad one). An allusion to the controversy over NSA wiretaps and the outing the SWIFT monitoring programs (despite pleas from the gubmint).