An American television presenter has claimed that African-American staff at Fox News are consistently marginalised – as he gave evidence to the competition watchdog investigating the proposed Fox takeover of Sky. Kelly Wright said there was a culture of systemic and institutional bias in America – declaring “it’s wrong and we are better than this”.…
David Cameron gives evidence to the Leveson inquiry into media standards about his alleged “closeness” to members of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. Add your voice.
“He dodged a bullet today, but has Jeremy Hunt really cleared his name?”
Gary Gibbon
Damning report from the media select committee on the Murdoch empire, but four Tory MPs didn’t sign up to the criticism of Rupert Murdoch – a Lib Dem and the five Labour members did. That diminishes the power of the report somewhat, blogs Gary Gibbon.
Rupert Murdoch appears before the Leveson Inquiry, following his son James’ appearance yesterday which unearthed evidence that Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt ‘secretly supported’ News Corp’s bid for BSkyB. Mr Murdoch Snr is due to take the stand today from 10am to 4.30pm and on Thursday. We’ll be live blogging all the action here and you can have your say on the day’s events as they unfold in the box below.
James Murdoch appears before the Leveson Inquiry today, ahead of his father Rupert who will give evidence for two days on Wednesday and Thursday. Murdoch Jnr is due up before the Inquiry between 10am and 4.30pm. We’ll be live blogging all the action here and you can have your say on the day’s events as they unfold in the box below.
Gary Gibbon
“I can’t remember when select committees have held such potential sway over such a high-profile international business career.”
Are former News of the World journalists too toxic to join their sister publication’s new launch? FactCheck wonders if the Sun on Sunday is answering the SOS of the ex-NoW hacks.
“The big question is: how much did James Murdoch know back in 2008? Did he try to buy Mr Taylor’s silence in a bid to stop the whole story coming out?”
Could the Murdoch dynasty survive after all? Krishnan Guru-Murthy blogs on James Murdoch and the phone-hacking scandal.
Jon Snow
As Britain’s most senior police officer becomes the latest victim of the phone-hacking scandal, Jon Snow says comparisons with Watergate are not exaggeration.
Gary Gibbon
Is Wednesday ‘D-Day’ in the phone-hacking scandal, with the possibility of Ed Miliband squaring up to David Cameron over the issue in the House of Commons?
Gary Gibbon
Gary Gibbon blogs on the altercation between James Murdoch and Rebekah Wade and the Independent editor Simon Kellner.