The Official Newscorp/UK end of season finale/Rebekah Brooks did 9/11 thread

I'm not sure its going to make a huge difference in the long run, but in the near future it gives Murdoch's outlets the perfect chance to frame him as a victim.

i don't think it hurt things as much as people made out somewhat melodramatically - sure it'll be the focus of the headlines but i don't think it makes murdoch sympathetic as such, there was no big splash that would've got the headlines in any other case - actually it just feeds into the overall impression that the whole thing was a bit farcical. the story is the overall inadequacy of their answers.

also it's not like the story is going to cease any time soon.

it won't affect things much i think we were just all pissed off with the unfunny attention ho trying to screw things up. worth it for Wendi D's sweet right-hander tho

yeah it doesn't change the fact that the dude needs to be hung, drawn and quartered basically

i KNEW wendi would do something special. i tweeted before it started that i had a feeling she might be amazing and SHE WAS <3

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8648350/Phone-hacking-Neil-Wallis-advised-Andy-Coulson-before-election.html

not sure if this came up before, 'old news' now, but david cameron not mentioning it till now is definitely a thing that makes you go hmmm

theatre dude on newsnight OTM comparing Murdoch to Lear - dividing his kingdom among chosen heirs, fissures developing, mental and political powers dwindling

however that did mark the moment when I realised no more news would be occurring on this special bumper edition of NN

Profile on Wendi:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/19/wendi-deng-charlies-angel-moment

most iiiiinteresting daily mail front page about the 'real scandal'

they're not, you know, entirely wrong, buuuuut

Truly, a tool:

http://www.observer.com/2011/07/heres-jonnie-marbles-pie-thrower-aimed-for-activism-and-laughs/

“He was very, very unfunny,” the source added, insisting that we refer to him as a classmate or acquaintance. “Please don’t use the word friend.”

:D

Hahaha I knew you would love that.

loooool

hey my comment's made it to the top of his youtube :D

omg omg omg and through that I just discovered that majestic DOMFALL <3 <3 <3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwFusX363cg

omg

thought everybody had seen this by now tbh

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/07/19/is-woman-hear-her-roar-wendi-deng-murdoch-fights-back/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEtz-se1wgo

does that feature him getting cock-punched? otherwise i don't think i'll click

oh dear

I am impressed with the audience for not laughing AT ALL at his first joke.

That incident is now clearly the most important thing that will be remembered/written about from these hearings. Hope marbles was hired by NI to create a diversion, because it worked perfectly.

holy lol at domfall.

this marbles cunt's voice sounds a lot like that of a very nice person i know, it's putting me off of my attempts to hate him unreservedly.

that Domfall was amazing, well done whoever

HAH from that FOX piece:

(Those of you with better things to do might not know that the media mogul Murdoch is being questioned about the tactics some of his reporting staff undertook, including wire taps, paying for news tips and generally beating the competition to shreds with scoops. In response, politicians are clamoring for a chance to say – on camera – how horrified they are about the entire ordeal. Simply horrified.)

Paying for news tips? Why that doesn't sound bad at all!

Whoever done Domfall, I love you and will buy you more than one pint in honour. RIP Big Man indeed.

Fuck that comedian guy, I had never seen Domfall and now that's eclipsed Murdoch in my memory

Not yet sure if this is directly related: http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/07/murdoch-biographer-rupert-wants-lachlan-to-buy-news-limited.html

News Ltd is the local arm of News Corp. It controls something like 70% of the newspaper press here.

Is it that high? That seems very high.

He also owns all those Leader community papers, and Brisbane & Adelaide have nothing but the Courier Mail/Tiser and the Oz.

think lachlan is too smart to buy a bunch of papers that will start leaking money within five years tbh

I thought Australian media was controlled by the Murdochs, kangaroos, and the progeny of felons

it is!

think lachlan is too smart to buy a bunch of papers that will start leaking money within five years tbh

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You're that sure?

(I hope you're right, I just don't see it myself)

It controls something like 70% of the newspaper press here.

Is it that high? That seems very high.

Is that legal? Some antitrust stuff needs to happen cos these companies just keep growing and growing in revenue and market domination while leaving ethics in the dust. Sad thing is, I think the loophole that voids the oligarchy of legal responsibility is going to save Murdoch's ass.

We have cross-ownership laws that prevent one company controlling a range of media. As a result Murdoch can own the aforementioned press and 25% of the country's biggest pay television provider (which he does) but he's not allowed to own free-to-air television or radio stations (which he almost does – his son Lachlan is interim CEO of the Ten network).

Is he allowed to own that much of the country's press? I don't know how far beyond the law he is in that regard but that's been the situation for more than 20 years i.e. since he bought the Herald & Weekly Times. I know there was a load of consternation when that happened but no politicians or lawmakers stopped it.

The obvious result of Murdoch having such a grip on newspapers is that he decides the outcome of all our federal elections. There is a democratic process and it is followed, but Murdoch's campaigning always determines the winner.

Weird and I thought he was too powerful in America.

Murdoch's campaigning always determines the winner

except for the last one, presumably?

dece analysis of the news ltd sitch in oz

Last week a politician raised the issue of his massive control over the press. Within two days the PM and the opposition leader had defused it.

xp do you mean the one Rudd won or last year's?

the last one

you know, the one where they backed the libs in as hard as possible yet we ended up with a minority labor govt

Abbott's so revolting that even Murdoch couldn't get him over the line imo (although certainly not without trying)

2-3 mths before Howard called the previous election Rudd went to the US and had the press stand round him while he shook Murdoch's hand outside the NYC headquarters of News Corp, ~pivotal~

yeah, well, nobody's going to be doing that anymore! as that crikey article i posted states, this will realign things here as much as anywhere else, as much as harto and chris mitchell and the other aussie execs would like to think otherwise.

That Crikey piece is great, cheers for the link. Also ha I didn't know the Oz was already losing money. You're right, if Rupert goes the Oz will go.

I'll larf if that happens. Bitch who hated me in HS works for that rag.