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Ian Kirby
Murdoch vs Twitter
The man who introduced Andy Coulson to David Cameron, Ian Kirby, explains how power is changing between newspapers and politicians.
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Jo Phillips
Monday Diary: A Rupert Murdoch Snub, Peter Kellner's Brilliance, and My Water Butt
Jo Phillips thinks Peter Kellner has hit the nail on the head when it comes to the importance of newspapers for politicians.
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Nicholas Jones
David Cameron’s Links With The Murdoch Press: Only Superficial Probing At The Leveson Inquiry
Nicholas Jones analyses Kelvin Mackenzie's appearance at the Leveson Inquiry.
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Robert Smith
In Praise of the BBC's Political Coverage
Robert Smith thinks that instead of trying to portray the BBC as an equally guilty partner, the Right should acknowledge that 'hackgate' exposes downsides of an unconstrained media.
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Mark Seddon
The Orwell Prize Should Be Run By Tribune
Mark Seddon says Johann Hari has brought shame on The Independent and the Orwell Prize. There should be consequences.
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Francis Beckett
The Top-down Culture of the Murdoch Empire
In a brilliant article, Francis Beckett tells of his disbelief at the Murdochs' supposed "hands off" attitude. It's rubbish, he says.
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Shane Stone
Tom Baldwin: One Rule For Cameron, Another Rule For Ed
Shane Stone looks back on yesterday's select committee hearings but says there are still questions surrounding Ed Miliband's press spokesman.
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James Charlton
Mad Boys & A Very British Farce
James Charlton reports on how yesterday’s select committee turned into a very British farce.
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Phil Hendren
Why MPs Need Lessons in Finance
Phil Hendren regrets the lack of financial and business knowlege among our MPs and has a recipe to rectify it.
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Scarlett MccGwire
The Rehearsals Worked
Scarlett MccGwire reckons the Murdochs' performances were all rehearsed and that three different personas were deliberately adopted.
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Ivor Gaber
Murdoch’s “Humblest Day”
Ivor Gaber gives us the benefit of his views on the Select Committee hearings.
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Peter Watt
A Great Day For The Murdochs. A Bad Day for the Police.
Peter Watt thinks that the Murdochs and Rebekah Brooks will be feeling pretty pleased with themselves. However, the Police and David Cameron will not be sitting comfortably.
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Adam Powley
Hackgate: A Day To Be Remembered?
Adam Powley was not impressed with today's Select Committee appearances. But was today more of a game changer than he thinks?
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Shane Stone
The Media Are All As Bad As Each Other
Shane Stone gives an Australian perspective to the media scandal that is engulfing the British establishment.
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Lionel Zetter
Message to Rupert: Keep Calm & Carry On
Lionel Zetter says we should be careful what we wish for. Think of what we'd miss if Rupert Murdoch closed down his remaining papers.
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Peter Watt
Labour Must Learn Not to Love Opposition
A sense of moral superiority will not win an election says Peter Watt. And the Labour Party is tending towards liking opposition a little too much.
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Sunder Katwala
Why Sorry May Not Be Enough for Rupert Murdoch
Sunder Katwala examines the consequences of Rupert Murdoch's mea culpa, but wonders if it is enough to save him.
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Paul Linford
Payback Time for Murdoch as Parliament Reasserts Itself
At last Rupert Murdochs ambitions have been curbed by Parliament, says Paul Linford.
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Geraldine Dreadful MP
Geraldine Dreadful MP Writes: to Rupert Murdoch
Due to a leak from inside this Labour MP's office, we can reveal some murky correspondence with the 'Dirty Digger'.
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Donal Blaney
Is The Left Overplaying Its Hand?
Donal Blaney issues a clarion call to stand up to what he terms "the stealth takeover of the media by the BBC, the Guardian, the Labour Party and their union paymasters".