Murdoch's Sunday Times and Sun caught--they published illegally hacked information :0)

[Snoutport]

Ah, finally, a little bit of confirmed use of hacked materials in Murdoch's other newspapers. Buried in a story from the Guardian about News of the World hacking information on PRIME MINISTER Gordon Brown:

• Abbey National bank found evidence suggesting that a "blagger" acting for the Sunday Times on six occasions posed as Brown and gained details from his account;

• Brown's London lawyers, Allen & Overy, were tricked into handing over details from his file by a conman working for the Sunday Times;

• Details from his infant son's medical records were obtained by the Sun, who published a story about the child's serious illness.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/11/phone-hacking-news-international-gordon-brown

This is important! Murdoch killed the News of the World in hopes that the story would die with it. You don't kill the world's LARGEST newspaper unless you are desperate. Now his other papers are going to be implicated. Even more importantly: Murdoch is burning all of his bridges. Any terminated Newscorp employee can now be a whistleblower and get a chunk of the fines imposed upon the company. There will be a line of screwed-over ex-News of the WOrld employees ready to turn over information.

MSNBC 9:10 a.m. Coverage of the phone hacking on the news. Reporting BSkyB deal has gone shaky. "Spiraling out of control".

[valerief]

1. I wonder when the terminated Newscorp employees are going to

have "unusual" fatal accidents.

[Snoutport]

2. Maybe that is why Rebekka Brooks is still at NewsCorp....

They can't push her down the elevator shaft if she isn't there.

[valerief]

5. Yeah, but the world is full of busses. nt

[malaise]

3. Was Murdoch hacking Brown for Blair?

:popcorn:

[Snoutport]

7. I do believe that the next big news from this will be govt. collusion. or, at least,

full knowledge that Murdoch was doing it for them.

[Dappleganger]

18. Oh my dear...

I love how you think.

And please pass the popcorn!

[SidDithers]

4. And every new day is worse than the previous one...

I love it.

Sid

[Snoutport]

8. My glass is half full: every new day is BETTER than the previous one...

[spinbaby]

9. It makes the news fun again

Can't wait for the giant implosion.

[Snoutport]

16. OMG...I didn't realize it but you are SO right! I can't wait to open the British papers

I'm excited! I'm eager! I love reading the news!!!

Just the sort of feeling Rupert Murdoch was always striving for!

[spinbaby]

6. Big Kick

This is important.

[pansypoo53219]

10. rupert killed that paper way WAY too fast

for there NOT to be way more. it's a DEEP cess pool.

how do you spell cess?

[spinbaby]

11. This is how you spell "cess."

M-U-R-D-O-C-H

[Snoutport]

17. snicker

[ikri]

14. He's a tricky bugger

By closing the News of the World his company now owns less than the 40% of UK media market place so the proposed takeover of broadcaster BSkyB wouldn't automatically be referred to the Competition Commission.

He's ditched a company with annual profits of £200m (and falling) in an attempt to take over control of a company with annual profits of £1b (and rising).

[mwooldri]

20. Too late: it has been referred to the Competion Commission.

Plus there's the OFCom route too (can't broadcast without a licence... even if you're on satellite). Got to be "fit and proper" to hold a broadcast licence...

[TxVietVet]

12. Oh, this is getting better and better.

Hopefully, it spreads to Fox Noise and his other trashy media outlets. :bounce:


http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/phone-hack-saga-spiraling-control-9-11-dead-154337461.html

[spinbaby]

13. Fox is trying hard to ignore it

I may break my longstanding no-Fox habit and tune in to watch the squirming.

[malaise]

15. I'm betting every single Murdoch media was involved

in this illegal business

Get the popcorn.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/11/phone-hacking-news-international-gordon-brown

[Snoutport]

21. He sent out his minions to every paper he bought.... so, yeah, it makes sense it is indemic

[TxVietVet]

24. I haven't watched much of Fox in years. Olbermann is right on top of it.

I hope it caves for them. I'm sure Fox Noise will survive, but Murdoch's power will fail.

[Kingofalldems]

19. Caught

Hahahahahahaha

[Snoutport]

22. We're just waiting for one disgruntled Fox employee to make the call....

[drm604]

23. Boy would I love that!

I've been waiting and I think it's coming soon. :bounce: