After hours of gleaning...here are the Phone Hacking Scandal updates for your reading pleasure....

[Snoutport]

I've been reading and reading and reading... I've collected some of the main pieces of information to share with you all...

The BBC is reporting that Tom Crone--News International's legal manager, has left the company. (My words: the legal rats have been fleeing the sinking ship, eh?)

The New York Times' recent story is giving the British a chuckle. It IS a little bit dirty. "Connections to Murdoch Start to Chafe British Leader"

Murdoch has pulled his bid for BSkyB. That move just cost News Corp over $30 million in fees for pulling out. (And a big blow for Murdoch personally. His goal was to own the media and the government of Britain. He is quickly losing his grasp on both.

The Telegraph has put up a list of articles that News of the World has run in the past ten years that included mentions of emails and voice messages. NOTW wanted to make sure it didn't sound like they were making things up so they referenced where the information came from. Now they may have to show how they got access to the voice mails and emails. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8634375/Phone-hacking-News-of-the-World-articles-that-mention-phone-calls-voicemails-and-emails.html

A second Senator is calling for investigation here in the US. Frank Lautenberg, D New Jersey Adweek http://www.adweek.com/news/press/rockefeller-asks-feds-investigate-us-impact-murdochgate-133365

Gordon Brown gave quite the speech to Parliament today. Here is an article that covers the best of it: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/gordon-brown-condemns-ni-lawbreakers-2313087.html

Boris Johnson, Mayor of London is now pulled into the mess. He's known about phone hacking since 2006--he was a victim but he didn't want to get into it...(my words: perhaps because Murdoch has either blackmailed him or Johnson is afraid that News Corp will release the information they have on him. Johnson has been talked as a potential Parliament member or Prime Minister in the past. It is doubtful that people will trust him now and his political career could be badly damaged.) BBC : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14146974

This was said in Parliament today: 18.30: Chris Bryant MP says "parliament has been lied to time and time again" and alleges that News Corp is not "fit and proper" in its present holding of BSkyB. http://www.channel4.com/news/live-blog-d-day-for-rupert-murdochs-british-empire

The scary part: The free press is going to be a thing of the past...they failed to police themselves. Call in Parliament today for the investigation to cover private investigators, investigation of the press, of news corp and of Murdoch/News Corp's fitness to own broadcasting in England.

I wish the queen would just banish News Corp from the United Kingdom...but then we are stuck with him.

If you run across a good read on the subject link it for us below! :0)

[aquart]

1. THANK YOU!

[AndyTiedye]

2. They Have This Nice Old Tower in London

Can't they lock them up in there?

[Snoutport]

4. They have some real nice pikes too....

[eShirl]

3. k&r

:popcorn:

[dipsydoodle]

5. Here's the timeline courtesy of the Beeb

Phone hacking scandal: Timeline. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14124020

For the time being investigative journalism has ended here in the UK.

[Snoutport]

8. You are in the UK? Are there any good websites following this?

I got into it last year when the NYT re-broke the story and I said then that I thought it would pull down the conservative govt....and really do a number on murdoch.

Been very hard to find sources though up until two weeks ago.

[dipsydoodle]

12. Yes - UK

Assuming my truly mixed bunch of friends and associates to be representative, which I believe they are, I have to say that broadly speaking no one could give a fuck about the situation and outside of DU the chances are that nobody your side really does either. So no - no websites of which I'm aware. Shit happens and life goes on. Most here are probably more concerned about their jobs , paying for their homes and feeding their children - quite understandable as far I'm concerned.

:hi:

[Snoutport]

18. wow

well, maybe when more stuff comes out.

[malaise]

11. Only the Guardian comes out smelling like a rose

in this sordid mess.

I'm so proud of them...my favorite British newspaper, especially for cricket :D

[malaise]

6. Many DUers have long suspected that the silence re

Fox 'News' sewer journalism must be linked to threats of blackmail or exposure.
I can't wait for the first big resignation from Fox.

[dipsydoodle]

13. I can't wait for them

to do the dirty on everyone they've got under wraps - Fox I mean.

I'm also hoping some charges will brought quickly here because they will completely shut down any further media chatter on the subject over here - newspapers and tv news. sub judice !

[malaise]

15. They're up S creek

because both the son and that Brooks woman have to go and soon, but I don't see the old criminal running them.

[Snoutport]

16. I want laws banning media monopolies :0)

[myrna minx]

7. Thank you for putting these threads together - they're a delicious read.

I've come down with a severe case of schadenfreude. :hi:

[Snoutport]

17. I make up a strong french press in the morning and start reading news sites...

OMG....what a, as you say, "delicious" way to start the day!

[tallahasseedem]

9. K&R

Thank you so much for this! :)

[libodem]

10. Thanks for the footwork

Fair and balanced is such a bullshit thing for Faux say every time they say their name.

[nenagh]

14. Thank you, Snoutport....

For sharing all the above.. :)

[SaveAmerica]

19. Nice Work!! I've always suspected that serious blackmailing has gone on in the US for years

Always have wondered why the Dems back down so often, it can't be that they ALL are spineless.

[Snoutport]

20. Just the knowledge they have the goods on you....makes you do what they want

implied blackmail.

[butterfly77]

21. Kicked&Recommended...

[rainbow4321]

22. Wonderful summary...

Heard on one news report tonight that HAD Murdoch gotten his hands on BSkyB that he would have OWNED ***40%*** of the media sources in the UK.
Now imagine being a politician who thinks "do I really want to piss off the guy who owns literally almost half the media sources?".

And to think, it is being reported that officials have yet to hardly scratch the surface of the 4,000 people who had their accounts hacked!