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  • 23 Apr 2012
    Murdoch, phone hacking and the media at the STUC

    Alongside a major emphasis on economy and jobs in a time of crisis (the special session this morning was entitled 'A Better Way') media issues are among the concerns being tackled at the 115th STUC (S

  • 24 Jul 2011
    Police asked to clarify illegal media intrusion investigation

    Thousands of democracy campaigners have co-signed a letter to Assistant Police Commissioner Cressida Dick about its hacking investigations.

  • 19 Jul 2011
    Murdoch: It's not about the pie

    As the MPs' questioning of the Murdochs came to an end this afternoon (19 July 2011), there was a clear reminder that some politicians' have not overcome their fear of Rupert Murdoch. Louise Mensch (formerly Louise Bagshawe) threw the Murdochs a lifeline by suggesting that hacking was common at British tabloid newspapers. She admittedly threw in some soundbites about Rupert Murdoch resigning, before telling him she admired his "immense courage" for carrying on with the hearing after being hit by some sort of custard pie.

  • 15 Jul 2011
    Call for BBC licence deal to be looked at again after Murdoch

    The Murdoch media ownership debate shows that the BBC licence deal should be examined again, says the National Union of Journalists.