In 2011, Australian-American media mogul and chairman and CEO of news cooperation, Rupert Murdoch faced the biggest public relations crisis in his career for more than 60 years. On July 10th 2011 following accusations of illegal phone hacking and police bribery, Murdoch stopped the production of the News of the World, a weekly British tabloid paper which started in 1843.
Some of the phone tapped victims were celebrities, politicians, high profile police investigation subjects and even the members of the British royal family. This was breaking the Journalism code of ethics and therefore it was major issue.
Criticisms of Murdoch:
- His only concerns were to make as much money as possible and gain control of other forms of media.
- He contributed to a moral undermining of societies especially the United Kingdom, through the content and presentation of his newspapers and satellite channels.
- He represented an internalisation of media control which undermined national cultures, which was shown by his willingness to change nationality in order to acquire broadcasting in the United States.
- He challenged the the political and social assumptions of the power and authority.
- He had the courage to challenge outdated restrictive practices in the newspaper and television industries.
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