Fox News caught distorting climate change debate. Again
Fox News has been caught again distorting the facts through media manipulation, this time on climate change, reports exec director of Climatico Niel Bowerman.
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The revolving door between News International and No. 10
Information obtained through Parliamentary questioning on Prime Ministerial business has revealed a striking pattern amongst No 10 special advisers meeting with Rupert Murdoch’s News International newspapers and media outlets.
Payback? Osborne’s raid on BBC gives Murdochs exactly what they wanted
Ideologically-driven Conservatives have seized the economic crisis to knock back the BBC – and it only took 48 hours, writes Left Foot Forward’s Joy Johnson.
Vince Cable warned of Murdoch’s unregulated media power
Vince Cable has been warned that a combined News International and Sky would lead to “a reduction in media plurality to an unacceptably low level.”
Murdoch press’s inaccuracies and half truths about Ed Miliband
The Murdoch press has wasted no time peddling inaccuracies and half truths about Ed Miliband; other members of the right-wing press have been more responsible.
We need a proper investigation into Murdoch’s takeover of BSkyB
Nearly 20,000 38 Degrees members have signed a petition demanding a proper investigation into Rupert Murdoch’s plans to buy the remainder of BSkyB.
Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
A look back at the week’s news, including the outcome of the Saville Inquiry, the £2bn Lib-Con spending cuts and Rupert Murdoch’s move for total control of BSkyB.
Murdoch bids for total control of BSkyB
An economic liberalising coalition government will not step in to put a halt to News Corporations plans for total control of BSkyB.
News Int-erference: Murdoch tightens grip on Times
A culture of fear has gripped News International’s newsrooms. A senior source suggested that The Times general election coverage has become politically motivated.
Senior Tory: Muslim MPs “don’t have any principles”
The Times has spiked a story that would have caused embarrassment to David Cameron. Baroness Warsi said Muslim MPs don’t have “morals or principles”.