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British Culture Secretary of Jeremy Hunt leaves the High Court in London after giving evidence at the Leveson Inquiry into media ethics on May 31, 2012. Britain's embattled culture minister Jeremy Hunt congratulated James Murdoch on the progress of a multi-billion-pound News Corp. takeover bid hours before he was given power to decide on it, the inquiry heard. The testimony by Hunt -- who also has responsibility for this year's London Olympics -- adds to the pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron over the government's ties to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.
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reports coming back to me of how News Corporation representatives had been approaching several of my Liberal Democrat colleagues in a way I judged to be inappropriate.
The reports suggested that News Corporation representatives were either trying to influence my views or seeking material, which might be used to challenge any adverse ruling I might make…These colleagues expressed some alarm about whether this whole affair was going to lead to retribution against the Liberal Democrats through News International newspapers.
The confrontational way in which my personal views of News Corporation were expressed was due to reports coming back to me of how News Corporation representatives had been approaching several of my Liberal Democrat colleagues in a way I judged to be inappropriate.More quotes »
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Developments in British phone-hacking scandal
investigation of the matter.Sept. 2: Long-time independent board member Thomas Perkins announces he is leaving News Corp.'s board of directors, but he cites his upcoming 80th birthday and not the scandal.Sept. 6: Four former News International executives challenge Read more »
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Decision on charges for ex-News editor
had hacked murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler's phone after she disappeared in 2002. Murdoch shut down the 168-year-old newspaper amid widespread public revulsion. More than 40 people have been arrested and questioned by police about tabloid wrongdoing, including Read more »
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Revolving door: Yahoo ushers out another CEO
much of the past week scrambling to save his job. He sent a memo to employees, apologizing for distractions caused by news of the illusory degree and then sought to assure other Yahoo executives that he wasn't the source of the inaccuracy. He blamed a Chicago Read more »
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UK's Cameron: No pact with Murdoch over takeover
-- British Prime Minister David Cameron says he discussed News Corp. 's bid to take full control of a British broadcaster with James Murdoch , but denies promising to support the deal in return for favorable coverage from the media giant's newspapers.A judge-led Read more »
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Murdoch testimony spotlights UK Olympics minister
league," Labour leader Ed Miliband told journalists. "We have Jeremy Hunt engaging in detailed discussions with a party, News Corporation , that is bidding to take over BSkyB and he is supposed to be the impartial judge."The nature of the Murdoch family's Read more »
Around the web
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News Corp. to Face 500 Phone-Hacking Claims
far. So far, claimants have filed roughly 110 lawsuits against the company related to illicit reporting tactics by the News of the World. The media company has settled more than half of those, including high-profile cases brought by singer Charlotte Church, 5/31/12 from Wall Street Journal Read more »
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Fox, ABC Start Securing Ad Commitments in Upfront Talks -- Movies, Autos Seek to Grab Important Audiences But Price Hikes Haven't Reached Double-Digit Range
Brian Steinberg Advertising Age News Corp.'s Fox and Walt Disney's ABC have begun to secure ad commitments as part of this year's upfront negotiations, doing business with movie studios and auto marketers, according to media buyers familiar with the pace of 5/31/12 from TV Week Read more »
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Murdoch is paying lobbyists trying to weaken laws on UK police bribery
Corporation has been exposed as a member of a controversial lobby group linked to attempts to weaken laws on the bribery of British police officers. The corporation is a full member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), home to numerous corporations 7:07 AM from Political Scrapbook Read more »
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Quote of the day
this insistence by Jeremy Hunt that he was able to “put to one side” his support of News Corp when he was deciding whether News Corp should be allowed to take over BSkyB. Imagine if a football referee made a similar claim. “Yes, I freely admit that I support 5:37 AM from Hollyrood Chronicles Read more »
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Hunt discussed News Corp big on personal email
email system. The email, sent on October 7, 2010, and entitled "note from Fred", contained information about News Corporation's plans. Smith said the contents were commercially confidential "but very interesting". Hunt replied: "Very powerful actually." Asked 4:45 AM from The Press-Gazette Read more »
