Murdoch's World (64 page)

Leveson, Brian,
244
.
See also
Leveson Inquiry

Leveson Inquiry

    
investigates illegal payments to public officials,
244–245

    
R. Murdoch's testimony,
273–276

    
releases emails suggesting Brooks knew of Mulcaire pay off,
269

    
reveals Goodman payment by
News of the World
,
234

    
final report proposes tighter form of self-regulation,
286–289

Lewis, Brian,
60
,
65–66
,
67
,
73–74

Lewis, Mark

    
as Dowlers' lawyer,
5–6
,
137

    
represents Gordon Taylor against News International,
125–126
,
128–129
,
131–133

Lewis, Will,
5
,
181
,
190
,
267–268
,
294

Limbaugh, Rush,
54
,
259

Lipstadt, Deborah,
116

Llenas, Bryan,
248

London bus and subway bombings (July 7, 2005),
138
,
172

Los Angeles Times
,
167
,
290–291

Luntz, Frank,
112

Lyndon, John,
170–171

Maberly, Mark,
132

MacFadyen, Kate,
16

MacKenzie, Kelvin,
24–26
,
273

Macmillan, Harold,
182

MacPherson, Elle,
125

MacTaggart Lectures given by various Murdochs,
147–150
,
282–284

Mahmood, Mazher,
182–183

Major, John,
139
,
150
,
273
,
275

The Man Who Owns the News
(Wolff),
48–50

Management and Standards

    
Committee (MSC) of News

    
Corp,
190
,
198
,
208

Manchester United soccer team,
139
,
144
,
154–155

Manne, Robert,
19
,
22–23
,
99–100

Married with Children
television program,
53

Marshall, Thurgood,
103–104

Martin, Laura,
240

Martin, Michel,
85

Marunchak, Alex,
169

Mate culture (mateship) of tabloids,
8
,
31–33
,
45
,
208

May-Bowles, Jonathan,
207

Mayne, Stephen,
11
,
13–14
,
241

McCain, John,
47
,
69
,
76
,
252

McFarland, Kathleen T.,
250–252

McManaman, Steve,
31

McMullan, Paul,
28–31
,
169
,
175

McVeigh, Timothy,
108

Media Matters,
97–98

Mendelsohn, Mark,
208

Mensch, Louise,
204–205
,
239
,
293

Mercury Arts,
248
,
249

Metropolitan Police.
See
Police
;
Scotland Yard

Michel, Frederic

    
on Cameron–Murdoch socializing,
177

    
in close contact with Hunt,
178

    
orchestrates BSkyB deal,
152–154
,
155–157
,
160–162

    
reacts to Millie Dowler hacking scandal,
181

Miliband, Ed,
177
,
180
,
289

Miller, Sienna,
133
,
139
,
160
,
204

Milly Dowler disappearance, murder, and phone hacking.
See
Dowler, Milly

Minow, Nell,
240

Mitchell, Chris,
21
,
23
,
89–90
,
93–94

Mockridge, Tom,
293

Moody, John,
55
,
66

Morgan, Piers,
34
,
204–205

Morning Edition
program of NPR,
117

Morris, Dick,
258–259
,
264–265

Mosley, Max,
206–207

MSNBC,
54
,
66
,
69–72
,
77
,
247
,
264

Mukasey, Michael,
208

Mulcaire, Glenn

    
background,
119–120

    
convicted with Goodman (2007),
166

    
investigated,
238

    
list of hacking targets,
173

    
receives payments from
News of the World
,
120
,
121–122
,
269

    
set to stand trial,
293

Murdoch, Anna Torv (second wife),
13
,
49
,
147

Murdoch, Chloe (daughter of Wendi Deng),
147

Murdoch, Dame Elisabeth (mother)

    
as Australian philanthropist,
10
,
14
,
16–17

    
background and perspective on son Rupert,
295–297

    
death of,
295

    
supports carbon tax,
100–101

Murdoch, Elisabeth (daughter) background,
5

    
blames J. Murdoch for damage to News International,
237

    
as BSkyB executive,
143–144

    
leads Fox network to ratings successes,
136

    
raises money for Obama,
47
,
76

    
repudiates R. Murdoch values,
282–284

    
sells Shine to R. Murdoch,
134–135

Murdoch, Grace (daughter of Wendi Deng),
147

Murdoch, James

    
attempts media domination with BSkyB takeover,
156–157
,
161–162

    
authorizes Taylor lawsuit settlement,
239

    
background,
4–5
,
47
,
92
,
134
,
145–146

    
deputy chief operating officer of 21st Century Fox,
292

    
disengages from UK, News International,
242
,
269

    
gives MacTaggart Lecture (2009),
147–149

    
hacking scandal leads to shutting down
News of the World
,
183

    
knows of voice mail hacking,
127
,
128–129
,
204
,
206
,
209

    
succession questioned due to scandal,
237–238

    
testifies before parliamentary committee,
226
,
236
,
242–244

Murdoch, Kathryn Hufschmid (James's wife),
92
,
237

Murdoch, Keith Arthur (father),
6
,
11–13
,
295–297
,
300

Murdoch, Lachlan

    
attends mother's memorial service,
297

    
background,
5

    
chairs Network Ten,
17
,
100

    
placed in charge of Australian, American, media,
44

    
resigns from News Corp, refuses post to new News Corp,
143–144
,
280–282
,
292

Murdoch, Patricia Booker (first wife),
13

Murdoch, Patrick (grandfather),
11
,
12

Murdoch, Prudence (daughter),
13
,
49
,
143

Murdoch, Rupert

    
climate change stance ambiguous,
89
,
92–96
,
101

    
marriages,
13
,
49
,
146
,
147
,
232
,
299

    
strategy for surviving hacking scandal, protecting Brooks,
183–185
,
188–190
,
192

    
testifies before parliamentary committee and Leveson Inquiry,
201–207
,
273–276

    
youth, parentage, early newspaper experience,
6
,
10–14
,
295–298

Murdoch, Sarah (Lachlan's wife),
297

Murdoch, Wendi Deng (third wife)

    
background,
48–49

    
daughters share in family trust,
147

    
marries R. Murdoch,
146
,
232

    
with R. Murdoch at parliamentary hearing on hacking,
201

    
R. Murdoch files for divorce from,
299

    
supports Obama,
76

Murray, Alan,
228

Muslims and Juan Williams controversy,
108
,
111
,
118

Muzzled
(Williams),
117

Myler, Colin

    
discloses J. Murdoch's knowledge of “For Neville” email,
209

    
as editor of
New York Daily News
,
294–295

    
replaces Coulson as
News of the World
editor,
121
,
233

    
and secret payment to Taylor with J. Murdoch's approval,
127–129

    
testifies before parliamentary hearing on hacking,
238–239

    
testimony deemed misleading,
277

MySpace,
135
,
240

National Enquirer
,
27
,
40
,
168

National Public Radio (NPR)

    
Juan Williams termination, ramifications,
102–114
,
117–118

    
Nazi allusions used by Ailes, Beck,
114–115

    
policy of not paying sources for information,
167

    
Schiller is ousted,
118

    
Weiss resigns,
118

National Star
,
40
,
52

Nazi rhetoric used by Fox,
115–117

NBC,
168

NDS smartcard technology,
193
,
270–271

Negroponte, Nicholas,
213–214

Neil, Andrew,
53–54
,
133
,
276

Network Ten,
17
,
100

New Black Panthers voter intimidation charges,
84–86

New News Corp

    
described,
279
,
280–281

    
led by CEO Thomson with Carey and J. Murdoch,
9
,
292
,
294
,
299

New York Daily News
,
294–295