Mediagazer: Murdoch is evil: the message hidden in a children's puzzle in one of his papers (Oliver Laughland/Guardian)

3:40 PM ET, December 10, 2013

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Oliver Laughland / Guardian:

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Hamish McKenzie / PandoDaily:

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Tim Peterson / AdAge:

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

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