The Fall of Rupert Murdoch's Empire?

DdC · 07-15-2011, 08:47 PM

The Fall of Rupert Murdoch's Empire? News of the World Stops Publication!

The News of The World were in big trouble recently when it was discovered they were hacking into the voice mail of high profile celebrities and politicians, and have had to fork out millions in compensation recently. Short jail terms have been served and cases are on going.

farmergiles · 07-16-2011, 06:30 AM

Apparently the FBI are investigating allegations of phone hacking by News Corp,

Quote:

the FBI opened an investigation into whether British reporters tried to access cellphone messages and records of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in violation of U.S. law.

FBI opens inquiry into Murdoch's News Corp. - latimes.com
Fox could lose their federal broadcasting licenses.

Terry · 07-16-2011, 10:25 AM

I doubt Fox will lose it's ability to broadcast, but at the same time I don't see Rupert recovering from this before he croaks.

Which I guess is some justice, you'd think the man responsible for the bitterly partisan, hostile and unproductive state of journalism that infests our media would do prison time, or in a perfect world be lined against a wall.

kamikazi89 · 07-18-2011, 06:20 AM

Newscorp. is not going to recover from this..not surprisingly there is very little coverage of this on Fox, and it's wall to wall on MSNBC

kameelyun · 07-19-2011, 08:20 PM

...that all empires fall.

And the higher they rise, the harder they fall.

Enjoy your just rewards Mr. Murdoch.

Jester4yall · 07-19-2011, 09:54 PM

^well put

Terry · 07-20-2011, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kameelyun

...that all empires fall.

And the higher they rise, the harder they fall.

Enjoy your just rewards Mr. Murdoch.

+1

DdC · 07-22-2011, 04:40 PM

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"All propaganda must be so popular and on such an intellectual level, that even the most stupid of those towards whom it is directed will understand it. Therefore, the intellectual level of the propaganda must be lower the larger the number of people who are to be influenced by it."

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farmergiles · 07-22-2011, 04:49 PM

Yeah the guy blows the whistle on the most powerful media empire that ever existed, he dies within weeks with no probable cause and it's not suspicious???

Phone hacking: pressure mounts on James Murdoch | Media | guardian.co.uk

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Colin Myler, former editor of the News of the World, and Tom Crone, former News International legal manager, issued a joint statement on Thursday night saying that Murdoch had been "mistaken" when he said he had not seen a key email.

Hopefully the Murdochs' rotten empire will collapse. Prison is too good for them..

stoneric · 07-22-2011, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by kameelyun

...that all empires fall.

And the higher they rise, the harder they fall.

Enjoy your just rewards Mr. Murdoch.

Good to see you back. Enjoy your tenacity.

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John F. Kerry · 07-22-2011, 10:58 PM

schadenfreud at its best.

these are the same people who called jullian assange a hero.

Terry · 07-23-2011, 12:05 AM

Julian Assange sought to show the people the dishonest and corrupt way diplomacy is committed in this country and abroad.

Murdoch and his ilk used blackmail and insane hyperbole to build an evil empire of talking heads that pushed fascism and demagoguery as a rule.

Now whose supporters are in the wrong here?

Lloydy · 07-23-2011, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farmergiles

Yeah the guy blows the whistle on the most powerful media empire that ever existed, he dies within weeks with no probable cause and it's not suspicious???

Phone hacking: pressure mounts on James Murdoch | Media | guardian.co.uk

Hopefully the Murdochs' rotten empire will collapse. Prison is too good for them..

Being boiled in piss is too good for them.

John F. Kerry · 07-23-2011, 10:22 AM

it is kinda funny tho that all the liberal people on msnbc and here were all excited about lulsec and anonymous and julian assange for doing the exact same thing and now they have such false outrage that news of the world did it.

the only reason its not apples to apples is because you dont like the people doing it in one case and do in the other.

kamikazi89 · 07-23-2011, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Lloydy

Being boiled in piss is too good for them.

outside news of the world, i'm not familiar with any of the newspapers he owned..what were they like..

farmergiles · 07-23-2011, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kamikazi89

outside news of the world, i'm not familiar with any of the newspapers he owned..what were they like..

Right wing xenophobic gutterpress for the most part.

farmergiles · 07-23-2011, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John F. Kerry

it is kinda funny tho that all the liberal people on msnbc and here were all excited about lulsec and anonymous and julian assange for doing the exact same thing and now they have such false outrage that news of the world did it.

the only reason its not apples to apples is because you dont like the people doing it in one case and do in the other.

It's not so much the phone hacking as the lies, following cover up and bribery of police that is considered serious.

Waves · 07-23-2011, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John F. Kerry

it is kinda funny tho that all the liberal people on msnbc and here were all excited about lulsec and anonymous and julian assange for doing the exact same thing and now they have such false outrage that news of the world did it.

the only reason its not apples to apples is because you dont like the people doing it in one case and do in the other.

comparing rupert murdoch to julian assange?

lmao

you know nothing of the world or how it operates

ps- you might want to stop with the whole "calling everyone who disagrees with you a liberal thing" it makes you look like an idiot.

kamikazi89 · 07-23-2011, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farmergiles

Right wing xenophobic gutterpress for the most part.

seems to be his specialty

07-15-2011, 08:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Terry Tribune of Plebs Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Big Sky Country Posts: 6,491 Thanks: 6,338 Thanked 6,330 Times in 3,131 Posts	I doubt Fox will lose it's ability to broadcast, but at the same time I don't see Rupert recovering from this before he croaks. Which I guess is some justice, you'd think the man responsible for the bitterly partisan, hostile and unproductive state of journalism that infests our media would do prison time, or in a perfect world be lined against a wall. __________________ I am Cassandra-doomed to see the future but destined never to be believed. -Cicero

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kameelyun Decade Yahookan Join Date: May 2002 Location: Seattle, where cannabis is legal Posts: 2,170 Thanks: 443 Thanked 450 Times in 236 Posts	History shows... ...that all empires fall. And the higher they rise, the harder they fall. Enjoy your just rewards Mr. Murdoch.

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John F. Kerry Secretary of State?! Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 5,085 Thanks: 2,169 Thanked 784 Times in 505 Posts	schadenfreud at its best. these are the same people who called jullian assange a hero. __________________ The future's like the weather baby there aint no guarantees I'd agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong.

07-23-2011, 12:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
Terry Tribune of Plebs Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Big Sky Country Posts: 6,491 Thanks: 6,338 Thanked 6,330 Times in 3,131 Posts	Julian Assange sought to show the people the dishonest and corrupt way diplomacy is committed in this country and abroad. Murdoch and his ilk used blackmail and insane hyperbole to build an evil empire of talking heads that pushed fascism and demagoguery as a rule. Now whose supporters are in the wrong here? __________________ I am Cassandra-doomed to see the future but destined never to be believed. -Cicero

07-23-2011, 10:22 AM	#15 (permalink)
John F. Kerry Secretary of State?! Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 5,085 Thanks: 2,169 Thanked 784 Times in 505 Posts	it is kinda funny tho that all the liberal people on msnbc and here were all excited about lulsec and anonymous and julian assange for doing the exact same thing and now they have such false outrage that news of the world did it. the only reason its not apples to apples is because you dont like the people doing it in one case and do in the other. __________________ The future's like the weather baby there aint no guarantees I'd agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong.

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