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Yahoo! to Review CEO Scott Thompson’s academic credentials
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Sunnyvale: The Board of Directors of Yahoo! Inc.has announced that it has formed a special committee to conduct a thorough review of CEO Scott Thompson's academic credentials, as well as the facts and circumstances related to the review and disclosure of those credentials in connection with Thompson's appointment as CEO.
The special...
Murdoch admits cover-up at News of the World
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London: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has admitted that "a clever lawyer" at the now-defunct News of the World was involved in a "cover-up" over the phone hacking scandal, the Telegraph reported Thursday.
The daily said that while speaking at the inquiry, Murdoch almost "came close to identifying individuals who were...
‘Media magnifying teenage suicides in Russia’
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Moscow: The rate of teenage suicides in Russia was declining but excessive media coverage portrays it as a growing trend, experts have said.
"There has been a decrease in children's suicides. There is no need to heat up the situation. There is no epidemic, but the tragedy is really here," said Pavel Astakhov, Russia's children's...
Arrested Sun journalists can return to work
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London: News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch has said that suspensions had been lifted on Sun newspaper employees arrested over allegations of payments to police officers, The Telegraph reported Friday.
In an email, he said a Sunday version of the paper – The Sun on Sunday – would launch "very soon".
Murdoch visited...
BBC’s women newsreaders have too much botox !
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London: Some women newsreaders in BBC have "too much botox", as a result of which they keep smiling while presenting serious subjects, a Tory MP has said.
David Amess said he found it annoying that "one or two" of the presenters would be smiling when presenting a "very serious subject", The Telegraph reported.
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Guardian journalist questioned over alleged phone-hacking leaks
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This article titled "Guardian journalist questioned over alleged phone-hacking leaks" was written by Dan Sabbagh, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 7th September 2011 11.12 UTC
A Guardian journalist has been questioned by police officers investigating alleged leaks of information from Operation Weeting, the police team pursuing phone...
Julian Assange faces arrest in Australia over unredacted WikiLeaks cables
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This article titled "Julian Assange faces arrest in Australia over unredacted WikiLeaks cables" was written by James Ball, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 2nd September 2011 17.03 UTC
Julian Assange could face prosecution in Australia after publishing sensitive information about government officials amongst the 251,000 unredacted cables...
Phone hacking: Calum Best to sue News of the World publisher
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This article titled "Phone hacking: Calum Best to sue News of the World publisher" was written by Ben Dowell, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 23rd August 2011 15.47 UTC
Calum Best is poised to begin legal proceedings against the publisher of the News of the World over allegations that his telephone was hacked and messages intercepted.
Best,...
Phone hacking: News of the World Hollywood reporter is arrested
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This article titled "Phone hacking: News of the World Hollywood reporter is arrested" was written by Amelia Hill, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 18th August 2011 19.03 UTC
James Desborough, an award-winning former reporter at the News of the World, has been arrested by officers investigating the phone-hacking scandal.
Desborough...
Phone hacking: Glenn Mulcaire sues News of the World publisher
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This article titled “Phone hacking: Glenn Mulcaire sues News of the World publisher” was written by James Robinson, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 18th August 2011 16.53 UTC
Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator at the centre of the News of the World phone-hacking affair, is suing the now defunct tabloid’s publisher...