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News of the World and the Murdoch Media Empire

News of the World and the Murdoch Media Empire . Professor Eric Freedman 7 November 2011 freedma5@msu.edu ericinlithuania.wordpress.com. Lecture Outline. The scope of the Murdoch empire The News of the World hacking scandal Pattern of corporate & professional corruption in News Corp.

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News of the World and the Murdoch Media Empire

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  1. News of the World and the Murdoch Media Empire Professor Eric Freedman 7November 2011 freedma5@msu.edu ericinlithuania.wordpress.com

  2. Lecture Outline • The scope of the Murdoch empire • The News of the World hacking scandal • Pattern of corporate & professional corruption in News Corp. • Ramifications of the scandal in the UK & elsewhere • “Little Murdoch's” in other countries

  3. Glossary • Self-censorship: practice of journalists not reporting legitimate stories for fear of retaliation or punishment • Media credibility: public trust in the truth of what the press reports

  4. Discussion Points • Where is the border between proper & improper relationships between media organizations & the politicians they cover? • Should different ethical standards apply in different countries, and why?

  5. Partial Holdings: News Corp. United States • Fox Television (including Fox TV, Fox News, Fox Business, Fox Sports,) • 20th Century Fox • Wall Street Journal -- New York Post • Dow Jones -- HarperCollins United Kingdom • The Sun -- The Times • News of the World Europe • SKY Italia -- BSkyB (majority holding) • Sky Deutschland -- FOXTEL Australia • The Australian -- The Courier-Mail • The Daily Telegraph -- The Mercury Others • Russian radio stations Russia Nashe & Best FM • LNT TV & TV5 Riga (Latvia)

  6. Milly Dowler

  7. Rupert Murdoch

  8. James Murdoch

  9. Rebecca Brooks

  10. Andy Coulson

  11. David Cameron

  12. Rupert Murdoch Live • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrb9_WYJ-l0 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJn6Hb0MPK8 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wACxYtwfk4g • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmupOfu0fcU

  13. Sir Paul Stephenson

  14. Fox News 17th century colonial press in America 21st century Fox News in America “Fear is precisely what it is selling: The network has relentlessly hyped phantom menaces like the planned "terror mosque" near Ground Zero, inspiring Florida pastor Terry Jones to torch the Koran. To watch even a day of Fox News - the anger, the bombast, the virulent paranoid streak, the unending appeals to white resentment, the reporting that's held to the same standard of evidence as a pre-election attack ad” – Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone Magazine • “The press was not merely partisan; it was at times vile, crude, unjust, more of a blight on the communities to which it reported than a service, a means of inciting more than informing.” –Eric Burns, Infamous Scribblers

  15. British coverage of News of the World closing

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