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If the British press is out of control, what can be done?
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson on the steps that could be taken post-Leveson to tackle corrosive UK journalism.
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Rupert Murdoch ‘not a fit person’ to run a big company
MPs investigating phone hacking at the News of the World say News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch showed ‘wilful blindness’ to what was going on at his media empire.
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LIVE BLOG: Rupert Murdoch at the Leveson Day Two
On his second day of giving evidence at the Leveson Inquiry, Rupert Murdoch will face questions over the allegations of phone hacking and bribery at the heart of the scandal that led to the closure of the News of the World. Follow all the action with Channel 4 News’ live blog and have your say here.
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Murdoch cover-up claim a ‘shameful lie’
Rupert Murdoch tells the Leveson inquiry the News of the World was involved in a phone-hacking “cover-up”. But former NoW legal manager Tom Crone accuses Mr Murdoch of a “shameful lie”.
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LIVE BLOG: Murdochs at the Leveson Inquiry
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.
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PI murdered for plan ‘to expose police corruption’
The brother of murdered private investigator Daniel Morgan tells Channel 4 News that Morgan was killed because he was about to expose corruption in the police.
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Rupert Murdoch to launch Sun on Sunday ‘very soon’
Newspaper tycoon Rupert Murdoch tells staff at The Sun he is planning to launch a Sunday version of the newspaper. It follows the demise of the News of the World last year.
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Murdoch arrives at Sun for crisis talks
Rupert Murdoch is at the offices of the Sun newspaper in east London where he is holding talks with staff about the latest crisis to hit News International.
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Murdoch heads to London to reassure The Sun
Rupert Murdoch is expected to fly to London this week after reassuring staff he would not sell The Sun in the wake of a second wave of arrests at the newspaper.
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Eight arrested in payments probe
Five employees of The Sun, a police officer, a member of the armed forces and a Ministry of Defence employee are arrested over allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials.
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C4 News editor takes the stand at Leveson
Channel 4 News Editor Jim Gray joins BBC executives to give evidence to the Leveson inquiry on how the broadcast media is regulated.
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‘I was a coward for not telling Brooks about hacking’
In his most comprehensive interview since his arrest, former News of the World chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck tells Andy Davies he was a “coward” for not telling Rebekah Brooks about phone hacking.
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Ex-Sun editor admits ‘bullish’ approach – Leveson
Editors of The Sun, past and present, tell the Leveson inquiry of a changed tabloid culture, as one witness to the inquiry tells Channel 4 News why she disputes Kelvin MacKenzie’s “moral relativism”.
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‘The press no longer has the megaphone’
As the Leveson inquiry hears evidence from people who say their lives have been destroyed by dubious newspaper practices, Channel 4 News examines a changing media landscape.
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A day on the stand at the Leveson inquiry
Writing for Channel 4 News, journalist Joan Smith reflects on her day giving evidence to the Leveson inquiry at the Royal Courts of Justice.
