Mediagazer: A look back at the UK tabloid phone-hacking case, ahead of the Dominion-Fox case: Rupert Murdoch and Fox survived the scandal and UK press rules didn't change (Jon Allsop/Columbia Journalism Review)

6:05 PM ET, April 12, 2023

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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:

A look back at the UK tabloid phone-hacking case, ahead of the Dominion-Fox case: Rupert Murdoch and Fox survived the scandal and UK press rules didn't change — A little over ten years ago, a long-awaited report, authored by Lord Justice Leveson, examined the incestuous relations between …

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
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Bloomberg:

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:

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Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:

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Erin Ailworth / Wall Street Journal:

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Max Greenwood / The Hill:

Fox News plans to host the first 2024 Republican presidential primary, set to be held in Milwaukee in August 2023; the RNC will live stream the debate on Rumble — Fox News will host the first Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee later this year, Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel announced on Wednesday.

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:

The Guardian US names Dana Canedy, the former publisher of Simon & Schuster, as managing editor, reporting to Editor-in-Chief Betsy Reed — Ms. Canedy, the first Black woman to serve as the publisher of Simon & Schuster's flagship imprint, will oversee the newsroom's daily operations.

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