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News Corp's Phone Hacking Scandal and Drug Addiction Rumors of a Sportsman.
47:55 - 52:38 (04:43)
The phone hacking scandal involving News Corp led to a parliamentary panel deeming Rupert Murdoch unfit to run the company. Additionally, rumors of a sportsman's drug addiction surfaced after footage from 1993 emerged of him wearing a huge number of pills on the field.
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News Corp has been found to be hacking into emails in addition to phones, causing a parliamentary panel to suggest that the company's CEO, Rupert Murdoch, is no longer fit to run the corporation.
47:55 - 50:09 (02:14)
Summary
News Corp has been found to be hacking into emails in addition to phones, causing a parliamentary panel to suggest that the company's CEO, Rupert Murdoch, is no longer fit to run the corporation.
ChapterNews Corp's Phone Hacking Scandal and Drug Addiction Rumors of a Sportsman.
EpisodeSelects: How Tabloids Work
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The National Enquirer has scooped various stories such as the O.J.
50:09 - 51:25 (01:15)
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The National Enquirer has scooped various stories such as the O.J. Simpson trial with a story of his shoes and Bruno Molly's bloody footprint and offered a reward for information on Bill Cosby's kid, Ennis' murder, which eventually led to the killer being caught.
ChapterNews Corp's Phone Hacking Scandal and Drug Addiction Rumors of a Sportsman.
EpisodeSelects: How Tabloids Work
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Joe and James discuss the role that the Enquirer has played throughout history in breaking national scandals such as Gary Hart's affair and Rush Limbaugh's drug addiction, and weigh the pros, cons, and ethical considerations of tabloid journalism.
51:25 - 52:38 (01:13)
Summary
Joe and James discuss the role that the Enquirer has played throughout history in breaking national scandals such as Gary Hart's affair and Rush Limbaugh's drug addiction, and weigh the pros, cons, and ethical considerations of tabloid journalism.