Murdoch pulls the plug on News of the World (NOTW)

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The NOTW is England's best selling Sunday paper. It is part of Rupert Murdoch's News International Group, run by his protégé, Rebekah Brooks and his son, James Murdoch.

In 2006 it was revealed NOTW journalists had hacked royals' and celebs' voicemails. Now it's emerged they also hacked those of murder victims and dead soldiers' families.

For years its execs' cosy relationship with the political elite kept it out of trouble. But that may change now it has also admitted paying off the police.

Disgusted by the latest hacking revelations, many are clamoring for Brooks' resignation.

Murdoch, however, chose to shutter NOTW but keep Brooks. Will it be enough to sate the growing blood lust and save Murdoch's planned buyout of BskyB?

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[Turun hautausurakoitsija]

I'm a little upset about the fact that the people who bought and supported this piece of shit newspaper are now appalled and surprised that it obtained some of the information illegally.

Shutting down NOTW is just smoke and mirrors - the same scum of the Earth who edited NOTW will soon be working on some other branch of the Murdoch empire.

[Dongulator]

I guess this means Murdoch/News Corp will finally stop being evil.

Right? Guys... ?

:(

[Carsten Idland]

Search youtube for detracktor for a solution to cell phone spying, hacking, eavesdropping, stalking and tracking.

[pilgim]

anyone with a minimum 2 brain cells has know the murdoch empire are nothing more than a bunch of satanic zionist cunts.

The real tragedy is we've all known it for decades and done fuck all about it. No one is surprised by these 'revelations' of filth mongering, our only interest is how many rats are going to leave the sinking ship albeit far too late.

For me the real tragedy is that these cunts 'and I use the word quite correctly' have pulled focus while millions starve.

[mysocialID]

And Les Hinton, chief executive of Dow Jones and publisher of the Wall Street Journal, resigned.

The Murdoch empire is so vast and its reach is so far. In America we just legal a blind monetary voice. Mix that and 1/5 of the media in the US.

I am sure he/his empire does not influence politics for their own gain.

So even in America. The media and industry and politics are one and the same. We are the only ones not in the loop.

We will just look the other way. Shhhhh.

[deadballo]

People who get their news from TV are idiots, anyway

[tech4156]

he pissed off the illuminati

[1200polarbear]

There should be an investigation into what Murdoch's newspapers ( Wall Street Journal , NY Post) and his Fox News Channel are doing in the United States.

This is a top down management practice to the employees or reporters and to say that this type of journalism is not happening here is not believable.

This has to be looked into and the newspapers or media can not be trusted investigate themselves. one that is independent is needed.

The FBI should be looking into this. Someone independent.

[nandansho]

@Aptitude There are Dictionarys available online If you do not understand what a Strawman or Ad hominem is then look up the definition. You just replied to me with an Ad hominem and it makes you look incompetent of engaging in civil discourse. XD

[DickSkidmore]

Murdoch's news in America is full of BS too... but News Corp. pays the Republican party to be his bitch. And they do it because they need to campaign contributions from them.Too bad their viewership here is falling like rocks. ;)

[doc7474]

Yeah I like how they fired 200+ employees but kept the CEO. They said she had no part in it? No part in it?! You've got to be kidding me!!