The New Dark Age

14 July 2011 — williambowles.info

Murdoch’s News Corp. – an empire built on ethically-dubious practices
Russiatoday.ru Today at 00:30 RT
Rupert Murdoch’s push to expand in the British media has come to a halt. His embattled empire has announced the drop of its bid to take control of UK’s largest satellite broadcaster BSkyB, following News Corp’s…”

US politicians add to the heat on Murdoch’s empire
The Independent – Media RSS Feed Today at Midnight
In a dangerous development for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, prominent United States Senators have demanded that the firm be investigated under US corruption laws over payments made to British police officers.”

Rupert on the run: News Corp’s UK future in doubt as MPs turn on Murdoch
The Independent – Media RSS Feed Today at Midnight

The prospect of Rupert Murdoch abandoning his British media interests became a real possibility last night as News Corp dropped plans to take control of BSkyB and it emerged that the media mogul has discussed selling his News International newspaper titles.”

Media mogul should be quizzed on oath about hacking, says Cameron
The Independent – Media RSS Feed Today at Midnight
Rupert Murdoch should be questioned by the public inquiry into the phone hacking scandal, David Cameron said yesterday.”

13 July 2011

Freedom Rider: Rupert Murdoch and Media Corruption
The Greanville Post Yesterday at 18:32Posted by Addison dePitt
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 By BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley

The bottomless cesspool that was Rupert Murdoch’s London tabloid News of the World is gone, but the ruthless corporate politics of its master still hold sway in the U.S. and Britain. Murdoch is the great vampire of media corruption and consolidation on both sides of the Atlantic. But he is not a solitary villain. ‘Murdoch was not the only media beneficiary when the FCC allowed him and others to consolidate their power and influence.’ All corporate media are truth thieves.”

BSkyB bid dropped amid ‘firestorm’
The Independent – Media RSS Feed Yesterday at 18:22

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch today withdrew News Corporation’s £8 billion bid to take over satellite broadcaster BSkyB in a dramatic response to the ‘firestorm’ of public and political anger over phone hacking at the News of the World.”

Senator says News Corp. hacked 9/11 victims
Russiatoday.ru Yesterday at 17:33RT
A US Senator said on Tuesday that he expects to ‘find some criminal stuff’ if the United States investigates phone hacks he alleges Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. carried out in the States.”

Murdoch drops BSkyB bid as PM flounders in House
Morning Star Yesterday at 17:01
The phone-hacking maelstrom left Prime Minister David Cameron reeling today and forced media mogul Rupert Murdoch into a humiliating withdrawal of his bid for BSkyB.”

Video: UK parliament bids to scupper Murdoch media deal
William Bowles.info Yesterday at 17:00InI
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has endured a torrid day at the hands of members of the UK parliament

The media rot spreads far beyond Murdoch
Morning Star Yesterday at 16:34
It seems that journalists at national newspapers have been quick to condemn the disgraceful and unethical journalistic practices at the News of the World while conveniently forgetting – or hoping we have forgotten – their own complicity in the decline of journalistic standards in Britain.”

Video: Murdoch Shaped British politics for 40 Years
William Bowles.info Yesterday at 16:06InI
Leo Panitch : Murdoch used sex scandal journalism to attack left-wing of the Labor Party and later helped create Tony Blair”

Murdoch waves white flag
Russiatoday.ru Yesterday at 15:55RT
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has dropped News Corporation’s $12-billion bid to buy out the multi-billion dollar broadcaster BSkyB after unprecedented pressure from the UK parliament and Prime Minister David Cameron.”

News Corp withdraws bid for BSkyB
BBC News Yesterday at 14:30
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation announces that it is dropping its planned bid to take full ownership of BSky”

AUDIO: Murdoch ‘master of universe’ no more
BBC News Yesterday at 13:47
Lord Ashdown tells Radio 5 live Breakfast that Rupert Murdoch has considered himself ‘master of the universe’ for too long.”

The Murdoch Empire Could Be Undone”: British Phone Hacking Scandal May Prompt U.S. Criminal Probe
Democracy Now! Yesterday at 13:41mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!)

The British phone-hacking scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has crossed the Atlantic, and could impact his maze of interests in the United States.”

Murdoch’s News Corp Generated $10.4 Billion Profits And Received $4.8 Billion In “Taxes” From The IRS By Tyler Durden
William Bowles.info Yesterday at 12:05InI
Call it the gift that keeps on giving (if one is a corporation that is): the US Tax system, so effective at extracting income tax from America’s working class, is just as ‘effective’ at redistributing said income tax at the corporate level. Case in point: News Corp, which after generating $10.4 billion in profits over the past 4 years, and which would have been expected to pay the IRS $3.6 billion at the statutory corporate tax rate, instead received $4.6 billion back from Uncle Sam.”

Video: Bent Cops on Parade By Craig Murray
William Bowles.info Yesterday at 11:02InI
Aren’t members of parliament amazing? Suddenly they all have noticed that the Murdoch influence is a cancer in society, which is something the rest of us have known for 30 years. Equally suddenly they have noticed that Andy Hayman is a lying buffoon, whereas before they took him as a great bastion against terrorism whose every word must be treated with respect.”

Inquiry at Murdoch Australia firm
BBC News Yesterday at 10:20
The head of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in Australia says he will conduct an inquiry into all payments made to contributors since 2008.”