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Dial M for Murdoch : news corporation and the corruption of Britain / Thomas Watson and Martin Hickman.

By: Watson, Thomas, 1967-.
Contributor(s): Hickman, Martin.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Blue Rider Press, 2012Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: xix, 359 p. cm.ISBN: 9780399162633 (alk. paper); 0399162631 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Murdoch, Rupert, 1931- | News Corporation | Mass media -- Political aspects -- Great Britain | Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- Great Britain | Political corruption -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st centuryDDC classification: 384.06/541
Contents:
The Wrong Headlines -- Wapping's News Factory -- The Dark Arts -- First Heads Roll -- Rogue Defence -- The Manchester Lawyers -- One Determined Reporter -- Intimidating Parliament -- A Murder -- Our Man in Downing Street -- Losing a Battle -- Out of Control -- U-turn at Wapping -- Summer's Lease -- A Missing Girl -- Sky Plus -- "We Are Sorry" -- Democracy Day -- Assault on the Establishment -- The Ghosts of Wapping -- The Press on Trial -- Darker and Darker.
Summary: Provides a connected account of the wrongdoings over the last decade at News International, the extraordinary lengths to which News Corporation covered up the corruption, and how the corporation was finally exposed.
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Two Weeks Davenport Library Circulating Collection Print-Circulating 384.06541 W338 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34284003746336

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Wrong Headlines -- Wapping's News Factory -- The Dark Arts -- First Heads Roll -- Rogue Defence -- The Manchester Lawyers -- One Determined Reporter -- Intimidating Parliament -- A Murder -- Our Man in Downing Street -- Losing a Battle -- Out of Control -- U-turn at Wapping -- Summer's Lease -- A Missing Girl -- Sky Plus -- "We Are Sorry" -- Democracy Day -- Assault on the Establishment -- The Ghosts of Wapping -- The Press on Trial -- Darker and Darker.

Provides a connected account of the wrongdoings over the last decade at News International, the extraordinary lengths to which News Corporation covered up the corruption, and how the corporation was finally exposed.

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