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MPs scared of News International - Watson
LONDON (Reuters) - MP Tom Watson, an outspoken critic of Rupert Murdoch who played a prominent role in exposing phone hacking at his British newspaper business, said on Tuesday politicians had been scared of being targeted by the media mogul's tabloids. Watson, a member of the opposition Labour Party, said ministers and members of Parliament (MPs) had been unwilling to take on Murdoch's News ...

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:46:07 -0700

Indept. News &Media - Annual Information Update
 Independent News ∓ Media PLC Annual Information Document for the period from 20 May 2011 up to and including 18 May 2012. The Company published its annual financial statements in respect of the year ...

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:04:24 -0700

HURT: The news media's un-American failures
ANALYSIS/OPINION: When the national media isn't consumed with "exposes" revealing that Mitt Romney was once a teenager and attended high school with other teenagers, they are busy ignoring persistent evidence causing alarming numbers of Americans to believe President Obama was not born in the U.S. Or, they are busy "investigating" ...

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:25:35 -0700

VIDEO: House of Commons
The former News International employees accused of misleading Parliament should face "profound consequences", Culture, Media and Sport Committee chairman John Whittingdale has said.

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:01:39 -0700

Watchdog to probe Hunt in News Corp row
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's beleaguered media minister Jeremy Hunt, under fire over his contacts with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, came under renewed pressure on Monday after a parliamentary watchdog said it would investigate allegations he had failed to declare donations from media firms. Labour has already called for his resignation amid allegations he was too close to News Corp as he ...

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:47:07 -0700