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New bombshell revelations about Fox News spark renewed call for inquiry into Murdoch’s bid for BSkyB

Thursday 16 February 2017 14:20

Rupert Murdoch owned Fox News faced fresh controversy last night after it emerged it may face a U.S. Federal government investigation over sexual harassment claims against its former CEO Roger Ailes.

Tagged: bskyb fox news media 1 Comment

National embarrassment Piers Morgan keeps making excuses for Donald Trump until the end

Monday 7 November 2016 16:36

Remember that brief moment a few years ago when, after continually railing against America’s gun laws, Piers Morgan looked like he had principles? Well, you can safely go back to the assumption that it was all just a sham.

Tagged: media US elections 1 Comment

Mail and Express: Remain voters are “unpatriotic” traitors who must be “silenced”

Wednesday 12 October 2016 00:36

With Brexit sending the pound crashing to a 31-year low yesterday the Express and Mail have responded — with an extraordinary attack on the, errrrr, 16 million people that voted remain.

Tagged: Brexit daily express daily mail media 101 Comments

Actor John Cleese’s anger over the media’s Whittingdale cover-up is spot on

Wednesday 13 April 2016 14:03

Actor John Cleese is furious. In fact he’s really really angry over the John Whittingdale press cover-up, and he’s not afraid to show it. First, perhaps a bit of background is needed. Or at least a summary.

Tagged: leveson media 13 Comments

Daily Mail slammed by Swedish embassy for running ‘propaganda campaign’ against refugees

Tuesday 1 March 2016 11:43

The Swedish Embassy in Britain has taken the extraordinary step of condemning the Daily Mail for its ‘propaganda campaign’ against refugees by misusing Sweden as an example.

Tagged: daily mail media refugees sweden 8 Comments

Everyone on Twitter last night ridiculed the Daily Mail front page today

Thursday 4 February 2016 09:18

At first, no one quite knew what to make of the Daily Mail splash today. But then someone had the genius idea of putting forward their idea of ‘who speaks for England‘. And then it just went from there.

Tagged: daily mail EU Europe media 3 Comments

News Corp reveal details of Louise Mensch ‘major new role’

Wednesday 27 January 2016 17:36

With Scrapbook establishing that former Tory MP (and now former Sun On Sunday columnist) Louise Mensch’s “major new role” might not be all its cracked up to be, the News Corp press office has since been stonewalling your humble correspondents.

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Louise Mensch: the News Corp vice president ‘with no phone number and no assistant’

Monday 25 January 2016 14:53

With her Sun On Sunday column ditched, Louise Mensch claims to have been elevated to a “major new role” — but apparently not major enough to bear mention in a News Corp press release or anywhere in the media, so she has thoughtfully taken to letting people know on Twitter:

Tagged: louise mensch media News Corp Tories 3 Comments

The Sun blasts electronic snooping … as court hears new hacking claims

Thursday 14 January 2016 10:54

BOSS CAN SNOOP ON YOUR PRIVATE EMAILS, blasts the front page of today’s The Sun:

Tagged: hacking media 2 Comments

Promoted or sacked? Louise Mensch claims elevation to “major new role”

Monday 11 January 2016 11:54

Quitting Tory MP turned Murdoch shill Louise Mensch at least has one exclusive in her Sun on Sunday column this weekend — that it will be her last last:

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