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Editor of News Corp's The Sun OK'ed Bribes, UK Prosecutors Say

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Editor of News Corp's The Sun OK'ed Bribes, UK Prosecutors Say

By: Sydney Smith

April 28, 2013 05:00 AM EST

The executive editor of UK News Corp-owned newspaper The Sun, Fergus Shanahan, was charged in the UK police's investigation into bribery for "an offence of conspiring to commit misconduct in public office,"...

Police Charge the UK's Sun's Deputy Editor in Bribery Investigation

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Police Charge the UK's Sun's Deputy Editor in Bribery Investigation

By: Sydney Smith

April 02, 2013 05:00 AM EST

UK prosecutors have charged the Sun's deputy editor Geoff Webster, accusing him of approving two payments to public officials a few years ago, the Guardian reported. The Crown Prosecution Service's statement...

Was Times of London Hoaxed by French Satire story on Qatar Dream Football League?

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Was Times of London Hoaxed by French Satire story on Qatar Dream Football League?

By: Sydney Smith

March 14, 2013 06:05 PM EST

The Times of London denied that it was hoaxed by a French satire article, but the evidence against the paper looks pretty solid. The Times' Oliver Kay...

UK Times' Netanyahu Cartoon Prompts 100+ Complaints, Murdoch Apology, Accusations of Blood Libel

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UK Times' Netanyahu Cartoon Prompts 100+ Complaints, Murdoch Apology, Accusations of Blood Libel

By: Sydney Smith

January 29, 2013 07:00 PM EST

News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch and the Times' editor apologized after criticism of the UK Sunday Times' Jan. 27 cartoon of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Guardian...

UK Sunday Times to Lance Armstrong: Pay Us Back Our $1.5 million

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UK Sunday Times to Lance Armstrong: Pay Us Back Our $1.5 million

By: Sydney Smith

December 31, 2012 09:00 AM EST

News International Statement on Leveson Report

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News International Statement on Leveson Report

By: Sydney Smith

November 29, 2012 01:45 PM EST

A News International spokesperson sent iMediaEthics the following statement in response to the report: "Statement from Tom Mockridge, Chief Executive Officer, News International "We are grateful to Lord...

Phone Hacking Scandal Update: Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson, Others Charged & Accused of Bribery

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Phone Hacking Scandal Update: Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson, Others Charged & Accused of Bribery

By: Sydney Smith

November 24, 2012 05:45 PM EST

Former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks, former News of the World editor and former communications director for UK Prime Minister David Cameron Andy Coulson, former News of the World journalist Clive Goodman and two...

Rupert Murdoch Apologizes for Tweets about 'Jewish Owned Press,' Media Bias

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Rupert Murdoch Apologizes for Tweets about 'Jewish Owned Press,' Media Bias

By: Sydney Smith

November 19, 2012 06:00 AM EST

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch apologized after making controversial comments about Gaza, the Hollywood Reporter reported. In a Nov. 18 tweet, Murdoch wrote "apologise...

PCC Advises on Privacy, Using Social Media Posts in Light of Prince Harry Naked Pictures

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PCC Advises on Privacy, Using Social Media Posts in Light of Prince Harry Naked Pictures

By: Sydney Smith

November 17, 2012 06:00 AM EST

The UK Press Complaints Commission released a new "guidance note" on "privacy and the public domain" in light of the UK Sun's publication of naked photos of Prince Harry. In August, after TMZ...

New Ombudsman: UK Sun 'has printed all the clarifications I have suggested (or negotiated with the PCC)'

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New Ombudsman: UK Sun 'has printed all the clarifications I have suggested (or negotiated with the PCC)'

By: Sydney Smith

November 01, 2012 05:00 AM EST

As iMediaEthics wrote earlier this year, the UK Sun announced its first ombudsman in years, Philippa Kennedy. The Sun hadn't had an ombudsman since 2006 and named Kennedy as part of its "commitment to our...

Times of London Apologizes Again for Email Hacking

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Times of London Apologizes Again for Email Hacking

By: Sydney Smith

October 31, 2012 04:30 AM EST

Rupert Murdoch Apologizes to Hugh Grant for Tweet

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Rupert Murdoch Apologizes to Hugh Grant for Tweet

By: Sydney Smith

October 19, 2012 07:05 PM EST

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch apologized Oct. 18 for a tweet about Hugh Grant. The apology tweet...

News International to Pay Richard Horton after Email Hacking Lawsuit

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News International to Pay Richard Horton after Email Hacking Lawsuit

By: Sydney Smith

October 14, 2012 05:15 AM EST

News International paid Richard Horton £42,500 in a settlement for his lawsuit over the Times of London's hacking his email to identify him as an anonymous police blogger, the Guardian reported. Horton sued for...

UK Judge: News Corp.'s Times of London Didn't Libel Elton John

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UK Judge: News Corp.'s Times of London Didn't Libel Elton John

By: Sydney Smith

October 10, 2012 10:40 PM EST

As iMediaEthics reported previously, Elton John sued the News Corp.-owned Times of London for libel over articles he said "falsely linked him to a controversial tax avoidance scheme."...

Prince Harry's Reps Won't Complain to Press Complaints Commission over Publication of Naked Pics

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Prince Harry's Reps Won't Complain to Press Complaints Commission over Publication of Naked Pics

By: Sydney Smith

September 29, 2012 05:10 PM EST

The UK Press Complaints Commission won't be investigating the UK Sun's publishing naked pictures of Prince Harry, the BBC reported. In a statement, the palace's spokesperson said that "we have...

News Corp-owned Sun Newspaper Names Ombudsman to 'Maintain the Bond of Trust'

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News Corp-owned Sun Newspaper Names Ombudsman to 'Maintain the Bond of Trust'

By: Sydney Smith

September 26, 2012 04:45 PM EST

For the first time in years, the UK News Corp's. Sun named its first ombudsman, Philippa Kennedy, to an "indefinite" term to follow through on the newspaper's "commitment to our readers to appoint an...

Former UK Times Journalist Arrested over 2009 Email Hacking of Police Blogger

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Former UK Times Journalist Arrested over 2009 Email Hacking of Police Blogger

By: Sydney Smith

September 16, 2012 03:45 AM EST

British police arrested former UK Times reporter Patrick Foster late last month "related to suspected offenses under the Computer Misuse Act and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice...related to the...

UK Sun Apologizes for 23-year-old 'Inaccurate & Offensive Story' about Hillsborough

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UK Sun Apologizes for 23-year-old 'Inaccurate & Offensive Story' about Hillsborough

By: Sydney Smith

September 15, 2012 06:00 AM EST

The UK News Corp.-owned Sun published an apology on Sept. 13 for its 1989 reporting on "the Hillsborough disaster," which Yahoo News identified as "Britain's deadliest sporting...

Sunday Times to 'Review' Libel Settlement with Lance Armstrong?

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Sunday Times to 'Review' Libel Settlement with Lance Armstrong?

By: Sydney Smith

September 06, 2012 05:35 PM EST

The Sunday Times' libel settlement to Lance Armstrong may be in question, the Guardian reported. Armstrong received a libel settlement in 2006 over an article published in 2004 that "previewed a book...

News Corp Reviewing 'Anti-Corruption Controls'

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News Corp Reviewing 'Anti-Corruption Controls'

By: Sydney Smith

August 23, 2012 11:00 PM EST

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch revealed in a memo that he is examining the company's "current internal controls" to "identify ways in which we can enhance them," Radio Australia reported. Murdoch...

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