We are beginning the new year with an in-depth look at what was the
biggest media story of last year - the tabloid phone hacking scandal
that shook the world's most powerful media corporation and is sure to
cause more tremors in the year to come.
The big turning point in the Guardian newspaper's investigation into phone hacking at the Murdoch tabloid News of the World came on July 4, 2011. A front page report revealed that the extensive phone hacking operation at the News of the World
had not targeted just film stars, sportsmen and politicians, but even
victims of crime like the 13-year-old British school girl Milly Dowler
who was murdered in 2002.
The report boosted what had been a serious but low profile
journalistic investigation into a mega media story that ensnared not
only News Corp, the Murdochs and some of their key employees, but also
exposed the ugly nexus between British police, the British political
establishment and Murdoch media.
In our show this week we look at what the year ahead might have in store for News Corp. The Guardian
newspaper that spearheaded the investigation into the phone hacking has
taken its pursuit across the Atlantic, into the US. We speak to
authors, journalists, media lawyers and academics to assess what the
findings might be in the US and what their impact might be.
Also on the show we have a feature length interview with Murdoch
biographer Michael Wolff. Along with his insights into the Murdoch
family and their business, he explains why the time is still not yet
right for a movie on the scandal that has shaken News Corp.
We hope you enjoy this week's show. Happy New Year!
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