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News Corp. Hacking Scandal
News Corp. Hacking Scandal : Timeline
Rupert Murdoch at the printing presses of the New York Post in 1985: The media mogul is now engulfed in a massive phone-hacking scandal that threatens his empire.

Rupert Murdoch's phone-hacking scandal: A timeline

Posted on August 11, 2011, at 10:33 AM

Murdoch built a media empire on newspapers, and now one — News of the World — could be his downfall. A chronography of when and how things went awry

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News Corp. Hacking Scandal : Opinion Brief
A man wearing a Rupert Murdoch mask protests outside Britain's parliament on Tuesday: Some commentators believe News Corp. should force Murdoch to step down as CEO in the wake of a phone-hacking scandal.

Time for Rupert Murdoch to resign?

Posted on July 20, 2011, at 3:44 PM

Rumors are flying that News Corp.'s board may try to move past a disastrous phone-hacking scandal by picking a new leader

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News Corp. Hacking Scandal : Wit
Lord Voldemort, villain of the Harry Potter series: Would he have countenanced the illegal phone hacking of his targets?

Rupert Murdoch: A real-life Lord Voldemort?

Posted on July 20, 2011, at 10:57 AM

The disgraced News Corp. boss is being equated with the Harry Potter villain as the media mashes up two big events. A look at the best quips

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News Corp. Hacking Scandal : Best Video
Wendi Murdoch, wife of Rupert, in Paris in May: On Tuesday, she foiled a protester who tried to give the embattled media mogul a face full of shaving cream.

Wendi Murdoch's 'furious' pie-in-the-face-foiling skills

Posted on July 19, 2011, at 2:27 PM

A man tries to hit embattled News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch with a plate full of shaving cream, but Mrs. Murdoch saves the day

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News Corp. Hacking Scandal : Opinion Brief
A London newspaper vendor holds up a full-page ad featuring an apology from Rupert Murdoch: Enough to contain the damage caused by the growing hacking scandal?

Hacking scandal: Rupert Murdoch's 'crocodile tears'

Posted on July 18, 2011, at 2:28 PM

The media mogul embarks on an apology tour, with full-page newspaper ads and a personal visit to a key phone-hacking victim. Will it help News Corp. survive?

News Corp. Hacking Scandal : Opinion Brief
Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks leaves The News of The World office on July 7: Brooks was arrested Sunday as part of a widening phone-hacking and bribery scandal.

Rebekah Brooks' arrest: How damaging will it be to News Corp.?

Posted on July 18, 2011, at 11:04 AM

Rupert Murdoch's widening phone-hacking and bribery scandal takes down his top U.K. lieutenant, dealing his media empire another body blow

News Corp. Hacking Scandal : Instant Guide
Rupert Murdoch is driven from his London apartment on July 13: The phone-hacking scandal rocking the Australian's media empire has crossed the Atlantic, in the form of an FBI investigation.

The 9/11 hacking investigation: Should Rupert Murdoch be worried?

Posted on July 15, 2011, at 10:07 AM

The FBI launches an inquiry into allegations that News Corp. employees tried to illegally hack the phones of Sept. 11 victims

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News Corp. Hacking Scandal : Opinion Brief
The phone-hacking scandal roiling Rupert Murdoch's media empire is making headlines all over the world... but not at Murdoch's Fox News.

Is Fox News ignoring Rupert Murdoch's hacking scandal?

Posted on July 14, 2011, at 9:58 AM

Murdoch's U.K. papers have been plagued by phone-hacking allegations, and most U.S. news outlets are all over the story — with a few notable exceptions

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News Corp. Hacking Scandal : Opinion Brief
Sen. Jay Rockefeller's (D-W.Va.) call to investigate Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is gaining popularity on Capitol Hill.

Will the feds investigate News Corp. over phone hacking?

Posted on July 13, 2011, at 4:18 PM

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) wants to probe whether Murdoch and Co.'s wrongdoing extended to American shores

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News Corp. Hacking Scandal : Opinion Brief
Rupert Murdoch is doing damage control in London as news of more alleged hacking targets, from Prime Minister Gordon Brown to Sept. 11 victims, surfaces.

How Rupert Murdoch's hacking scandal could infect his news empire

Posted on July 12, 2011, at 3:54 PM

The News Corp. tycoon has shut down the News of the World and rushed to London to do damage control, but where will it stop? Is Fox News in danger?

News Corp. Hacking Scandal : Winners and Losers
While the shuttering of "News of the World" is a major blow to Rupert Murdoch, it could also benefit the media mogul financially in the long run.

News of the World's implosion: Winners and losers

Posted on July 8, 2011, at 1:51 PM

The collapse of a storied British newspaper could have serious collateral damage — and might just make a few people happy, as well

News Corp. Hacking Scandal : Fact Sheet
Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid News of the World will shut down on Sunday, after publishing for 168 years.

Will Britain's tabloid phone-hacking scandal sink Rupert Murdoch?

Posted on July 7, 2011, at 12:40 PM

The Murdoch-owned News of the World is shutting down after 168 years. Here, a guide to the "nuclear" wiretapping controversy that sunk the paper

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News Corp. Hacking Scandal : Opinion Brief
Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid is accusing The Times of breaching its ethics guidelines by publishing a rumor aimed at punishing the Wall Street Journal.

'Phone-hacking' scandal: Rupert Murdoch vs. The New York Times

Posted on September 7, 2010, at 11:25 AM

After a damning exposé about News Corp.'s wiretapping, a Murdoch tabloid is accusing the Gray Lady of foul play. Have things gotten personal?

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News Corp. Hacking Scandal : Best Column
Prince William and Prince Harry both had their phones hacked.

Britain's tabloid 'hack attack'

Posted on September 3, 2010, at 8:15 AM

A British tabloid owned by Rupert Murdoch may have sanctioned the illegal wiretapping of hundreds of celebrities, reports The New York Times

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