Mediagazer: CNN Host Is Dragged Into Phone Scandal (New York Times)

3:55 PM ET, July 24, 2011

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Hacking was endemic at the ‘Mirror’, says former reporter — The phone-hacking story took a new and dramatic turn yesterday as a former journalist on the Daily Mirror claimed that the practice was “endemic” at the newspaper during his time there and that he would be willing to testify to investigating authorities.

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New York Times:

CNN Host Is Dragged Into Phone Scandal — LONDON — It was perhaps inevitable that the phone hacking accusations in Britain would cross the Atlantic and reach Piers Morgan, the flamboyant former Fleet Street editor who is now the host of “Piers Morgan Tonight” on CNN.

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New York Times:

Ex-Schools Chief Emerges as Unlikely Murdoch Ally — Joel I. Klein, the former New York City schools chancellor, was in a tricky position. Three weeks ago, Rupert Murdoch asked Mr. Klein, now his trusted deputy, to oversee an investigation into the phone hacking scandal that has deeply wounded …

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Guardian:

News International ‘bullied Liberal Democrats over BSkyB bid’ — Party claims it was told it would be ‘done over’ by Murdoch papers if deal did not go through as company wanted — Rupert Murdoch's News International launched a campaign of bullying against senior Liberal Democrats in an attempt …

Eliot Sefton / The First Post:

Johann Hari to have Orwell prize taken from him — Independent journalist may be stripped of honour after plagiarism allegations — Newspaper columnist Johann Hari, described by the conservative press as a “darling of the Left”, will be stripped of a prestigious journalism award …

Ryan Chittum / CJR:

The NYT Paywall Is Out of the Gate Fast — 281,000 paying digital subscribers in three months show readers will pay for quality news — The Wall Street Journal has long had a successful online paywall. The Financial Times has one, too. We can confidently say now that The New York Times will be the third major newspaper success.

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Martin Bryant / The Next Web:

Can Google+ beat Twitter and Facebook as a tool for journalists? — Google+ has taken off like no other social network before it. While it's still in ‘limited field trial’ mode, it's already being seriously considered as a contender to take on Twitter and Facebook.

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Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:

A Norwegian National Tragedy That Unfolded on the Web (Updated) — What's being described as the most violent day in Norway since the Second World War unfolded today for so many via social media. — Having seen early reports concerning an afternoon bombing attack outside government offices in Oslo …

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