Murdoch’s Hacking Scandal: The Man Behind the Curtain

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Jul
12
2011

News of the World and Murdoch

Last Sunday was the last issue of the popular British tabloid News of the World, closed by owner Rupert Murdoch after the 168-year-old newspaper was brought down in a phone-hacking scandal. Despite shuttering the newspaper, Murdoch continues to remain under fire as more details emerge, including former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown accusing Murdoch’s papers of snooping on him.

Here’s my take on the whole scandal:

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What do our cartoonists think this means for the future of Murdoch’s empire, which includes the New York Post, the Wall Street Journal and Fox News? Check out our collection of News of the World Scandal cartoons to find out.

Jul
12
2011

Rupert Murdoch Beast

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, which distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 850 newspapers. See Daryl's blog at: www.cagle.com/daryl, see his site at: Cagle.com get permission to reprint his cartoons at: PoliticalCartoons.com.
Jul
12
2011

Murdoch’s Hacking Scandal: The Man Behind the Curtain

Indepedendent’s Eye by Joe Gandelman The late ventriloquist Edgar Bergen once did a routine where he told his dummy Charlie McCarthy that someone noted what he “had done for ventriloquism.” Charlie corrected him: someone had noted what he “had done TO ventriloquism.” And so it is for Australian-born international media titan Rupert Murdoch: he has had an impact on journalism [Read More]