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The bigger they are …

July 11, 2011 Journalism

Nate Silvers, fivethirtyeight points out that News Corp News Corp lost $3.4 billion in market capitalization today.” Here’s the Google Finance link. From Paul Hilder and then Noah Raford, observes “Rapid catastrophic loss of reputation > News Corp lost $3.4 billion in market capitalization today.” The larger the difference between perception and reality, the bigger, […]

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Why did Gordon Brown put up with the intrusion into his personal and family information

July 11, 2011 Government

I’ve been following Gaby Hinsliff on Twitter for news on the News of the World, phone hack scandal. She wonders why Gordon Brown and his wife didn’t do anything about the reporting of their son’s illness: amazing thing re browns is they surely knew Fraser’s diagnosis dubiously obtained by papers. but didn’t complain, ask for […]

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NewsCorp is a criminal conspiracy … and worse

July 11, 2011 Data

From the Guardian, News International papers targeted Gordon Brown: Journalists from across News International repeatedly targeted the former prime minister Gordon Brown, attempting to access his voicemail and obtaining information from his bank account, his legal file as well as his family’s medical records (Emphasis added). … Brown was targeted during a period of more […]

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